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"The whole mountain quivered under the light."
"The wizened oak sheltered them in its circle of shade."
"Just as there is a moment when the artist must stop, when the sculpture must be left as it is, the painting untouched--just as determination 'not to know' serves the maker more than all the resources of clairvoyance--so must there be a minimum of ignorance in order to perfect a life of happiness."
-Albert Camus
— Oct 25, 2024 03:23PM
"The wizened oak sheltered them in its circle of shade."
"Just as there is a moment when the artist must stop, when the sculpture must be left as it is, the painting untouched--just as determination 'not to know' serves the maker more than all the resources of clairvoyance--so must there be a minimum of ignorance in order to perfect a life of happiness."
-Albert Camus
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Machel
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"In a silence violated only by the silky sounds of the sky, the night lay like milk upon the world."
-Albert Camus
— Oct 25, 2024 04:49PM
-Albert Camus

Machel
is on page 136 of 144
"In the innocence of his own heart, Mersault accepted this green sky and this love-soaked earth with the same thrill and passion and desire as when he had killed Zagreus in the innocence of his heart."
"The evening falling on the world, on the path between the olives and gum trees, on the vines and the red soil, near the sea which whispered softly, this evening flowed into him like a tide."
-Albert Camus
— Oct 25, 2024 04:44PM
"The evening falling on the world, on the path between the olives and gum trees, on the vines and the red soil, near the sea which whispered softly, this evening flowed into him like a tide."
-Albert Camus

Machel
is on page 130 of 144
"The day lay open, now, at the end of the road. The sun rose over the sea, awakening the fields on either side of the road, still deserted a moment before, filling them with a red fluttering of birds and insects."
"The sky releases its burden of sun and color. Eyes closed, Catherine takes the long fall that carries her deep into herself, down where some animals stirs gently, breathing like a god."
-Albert Camus
— Oct 25, 2024 03:36PM
"The sky releases its burden of sun and color. Eyes closed, Catherine takes the long fall that carries her deep into herself, down where some animals stirs gently, breathing like a god."
-Albert Camus