"My soul’s a burden to me, I’ve had enough of it. I’m eager to be in that country, where the sun kills every question. I don’t belong here.
Any country where I am not bored is a country that teaches me nothing.
~ Albert Camus ~
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Any country where I am not bored is a country that teaches me nothing.
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