Sometimes the world goes so mad that only a sane man looks insane. Albert Camus was one of those men. While Europe tore itself to pieces, he stood, cigarette in hand, between hell and reason — and, miraculously, refused to join either. When I first read his wartime essays, I could almost smell the ink … Continue reading Between Hell and Reason
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Nausea – Jean-Paul Sartre
An interesting book that I was reluctant to read, simply because I'm never comfortable giving my time to creators that are of a communist persuasion. But to have a valid opinion, they need to be read, listened to and examined. I'm sure - without looking this up as I write - that Sartre, in a … Continue reading Nausea – Jean-Paul Sartre