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I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.
"I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world."— Albert Camus
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Meaning of this quote
Meursault accepts a universe that does not organize itself around human hopes. In the novel's ending, this acceptance belongs to his confrontation with death rather than a promise of personal comfort.
Key takeaway:
Understand the line through its narrator's confrontation with mortality.
Origin of the quote
The Stranger (1942), Part II, Chapter 5, in Matthew Ward's English translation.
Who actually said this?
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