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Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.

~ Albert Camus ~

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Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.

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Albert CamusThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

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