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In short, for me to live happily it was essential for the creatures I chose not to live at all… crazy work Camus 😂

The act of love, for instance, is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself… I had been more outspoken than I thought; I had declared who I was and how I could live.

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

As for me, I forgot. I never remembered anything but myself.

When I was concerned with others, I was so out of pure condescension, in utter freedom, and all the credit went to me: my self-esteem would go up a degree.

I, I, I is the refrain of my whole life, which could be heard in everything I said.

Somebody has to have the last word. Otherwise, every reason can be answered with another one and there would never be an end to it. Power, on the other hand, settles everything.

Commanding is breathing— you agree with me? And even the most destitute manage to breathe.

That’s the way man is, cher monsieur. He has two faces: he can’t love without self love.