There is no love of life without despair of life.

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There is no love of life without despair of life.

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Il n'y a pas d'amour de vivre sans désespoir de vivre.

Albert Camus

Love of Life · 1937

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Camus, Albert. "Love of Life." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage, 1970.

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