Albert Camus (1913–1960) French author and journalist
Said at the Dominican Monastery of Latour-Maubourg (1948); reported in Resistance, Rebellion and Death (translation by Justin O'Brien, 1961), p. 73
“It doesnt always help us to love the world, but it does prevent us from hating the world.”
— Gregory David Roberts, book Shantaram
Source: Shantaram
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