We have to distrust each other. It's our only defense against betrayal.

Tennessee Williams

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Topic

Misanthropy Trusting others Betrayal

Speaker

Marguerite

Author

Tennessee Williams

Source

Camino Real

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play)

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Williams, Tennessee. Camino Real. New Directions, 1953, block 10.

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Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us die.

Albert Camus

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Topic
Acceptance of death Death The human condition

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Sea Close By
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. "The Sea Close By." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage Books, 1970. Originally published in L'Eté [Summer]. Gallimard, 1954.