He seemed so certain about everything, didn't he? And yet none of his …

Albert Camus
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He seemed so certain about everything, didn't he? And yet none of his certainties was worth one hair of a woman's head. He wasn't even sure he was alive, because he was living like a dead man. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Stranger, p.120, Vintage
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He seemed so certain about everything, didn't he? And yet none of his certainties was worth one hair of a woman's head. He wasn't even sure he was alive, because he was living like a dead man. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Stranger, p.120, Vintage

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