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She was waiting, but she didn't know for what. She was aware only of her solitude, and of the penetrating cold, and of a greater weight in the region of her heart.

She was waiting, but she didn't know for what. She was aware only of her solitude, and of the penetrating cold, and of a greater weight in the region of her heart.

Albert Camus
Heart, Waiting, Solitude
Albert Camus (1964). “The fall, & Exile and the kingdom”, Random House Inc

You have so much inside you, and the noblest happiness of all. Don’t just wait for a man to come along. That’s the mistake so many women make. Find your happiness in yourself.

Albert Camus
Mistake, Men, Waiting
Albert Camus (2012). “Happy Death”, p.108, Vintage

Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.

Albert Camus
Waiting, Lasts, Judgment
"The Fall". Book by Albert Camus, 1956.

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

Albert Camus
Inspirational, Life, Waiting
La Chute (The Fall) (1956)

Life continues, and some mornings, weary of the noise, discouraged by the prospect of the interminable work to keep after, sickened also by the madness of the world that leaps at you from the newspaper, finally convinced that I will not be equal to it and that I will disappoint everyone - all I want to do is sit down and wait for evening. This is what I feel like, and sometimes I yield to it.

Albert Camus
Morning, Yield, Waiting
"Lyrical and Critical Essays (Letter to P.B.)". Book by Albert Camus, 1967.

I'd buy myself a cabin on the beach, I'd put some glue in my navel, and I'd stick a flag in there. Then I'd wait to see which way the wind was blowing.

Albert Camus
Beach, Wind, Waiting

No doubt our love was still there, but quite simply it was unusable, heavy to carry, inert inside of us, sterile as crime or condemnation. It was no longer anything except a patience with no future and a stubborn wait.

Albert Camus
Waiting, Doubt, Stubborn

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