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Albert Camus
1913 – 1960 · French-Algerian Novelist, Philosopher
Camus grew up fatherless and poor in colonial Algeria, contracted tuberculosis as a teenager, and went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature at forty-four. He argued that life is absurd — and that the proper response is not despair but revolt.
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DTH-X-0030“I found love later than I ever expected and it feels like a gift.”DTH-X-0040“I walked away from something that should have killed me.”DTH-X-0044“I crossed the finish line I trained years of my life toward.”DTH-X-0059“I finally said the thing I'd been holding back, before it was too late.”DTH-X-0063“I looked up at the night sky tonight and felt small in the best way.”DTH-X-0084“I let myself be amazed by something ordinary I usually walk right past.”DTH-XII-0070“I stood somewhere vast and beautiful and felt grateful just to have witnessed it.”