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Albert Camus

Albert Camus

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Albert Camus

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“Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.” Uncategorized
“…because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is ‘you like stuff.’ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, ‘you are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness’.” Uncategorized
“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” Uncategorized
“I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wouldn't change the fact that they were upset. And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have.” Uncategorized
“The planet is fine. The people are fucked.” Uncategorized
We loved with a love that was more than love. Uncategorized
I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together. Uncategorized
You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts. Uncategorized
Always do what you are afraid to do Uncategorized
The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever Uncategorized
Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world Uncategorized
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see Uncategorized
THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL 1. We are here to help you. 2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell rings. 3. The dress code will be enforced. 4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds. 5. Our football team will win the championship this year. 6. We expect more of you here. 7. Guidance counselors are always available to listen. 8. Your schedule was created with you in mind. 9. Your locker combination is private. 10. These will be the years you look back on fondly. TEN MORE LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL 1. You will use algebra in your adult lives. 2. Driving to school is a privilege that can be taken away. 3. Students must stay on campus during lunch. 4. The new text books will arrive any day now. 5. Colleges care more about you than your SAT scores. 6. We are enforcing the dress code. 7. We will figure out how to turn off the heat soon. 8. Our bus drivers are highly trained professionals. 9. There is nothing wrong with sum Uncategorized
Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be Uncategorized
She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know Uncategorized
When adults say, "Teenagers think they are invincible" with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are. We cannot be born, and we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations. They forget that when they get old. They get scared of losing and failing. But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, and so it cannot fail. Uncategorized
A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest Uncategorized
In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them Uncategorized
It is never too late to be what you might have been. Uncategorized
Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away Uncategorized

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