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"“I forced myself to repeat the name of Gilberte all the time, like the native tongue which peoples in captivity endeavour to preserve among themselves so as not to forget the land that they will never see again.”" — Aug 13, 2026 05:56PM
"“I forced myself to repeat the name of Gilberte all the time, like the native tongue which peoples in captivity endeavour to preserve among themselves so as not to forget the land that they will never see again.”" — Aug 13, 2026 05:56PM
“the Greeks claimed that those who died young were beloved of the gods. And that is true only if you are willing to believe that entering the ridiculous world of the gods is forever losing the purest of joys, which is feeling, and feeling on this earth.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“She only lived in his life”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“We se that [anguish] is the way that capitalism rids itself of those mentalities that could prove hostile to it in the class struggle”
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“Knowing that there are no victorious causes, I have a liking for lost causes: they require an uncontaminated soul”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“And while I could not always suppress the violent thoughts that raged inside me, I would nevertheless dedicate my life to seeking alternatives to physical violence, and would wrestle continually with the problem of transforming psychicviolence into creative energy”
― Song in a Weary Throat: Memoir of an American Pilgrimage
― Song in a Weary Throat: Memoir of an American Pilgrimage
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