To live is to hurt others, and through others, to hurt oneself. Cruel …

Albert Camus
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To live is to hurt others, and through others, to hurt oneself. Cruel earth! How can we manage not to touch anything? To find what ultimate exile? ✨ Albert Camus (1987). American journals
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To live is to hurt others, and through others, to hurt oneself. Cruel earth! How can we manage not to touch anything? To find what ultimate exile? ✨ Albert Camus (1987). American journals

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