When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning.

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When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning.

Albert Camus

Reflections on the Guillotine · 1957

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Camus, Albert and Arthur Koestler. "Réflexions sur la peine Capitale [Reflections on Capital Punishment]." Gallimard, 1957.

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