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You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear… — Albert Camus

Novel · Philosophical literature

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

In the original French

Vous savez ce qu'est le charme : une manière de s'entendre répondre oui sans avoir posé aucune question claire.

Albert Camus
The Fall · 1956
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CharmPersuasion
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Philosophical literature
Medium
Novel
Time
1956
Person
Albert Camus
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Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

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