"Instead of killing and dying in order to produce the being that we are not, we have to live and let live in order to create what we are.

Mother used to say that however miserable one is, there’s always something to be thankful for. And each morning, when the sky brightened and light began to flood my cell, I agreed with her.
~ Albert Camus ~












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