Albert Camus: He discovered the cruel paradox by which we always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love — first to their adv

He discovered the cruel paradox by which we always deceive ourselves twice about — Albert Camus

He discovered the cruel paradox by which we always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love — first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

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