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“For untruth being unacceptable to the mind of man, there is no other defence left for absurdity but obscurity.” John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
“The absurd is lucid reason noting its limits.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“At any streetcorner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“For if absurdity be the subject of laughter, doubt you not but great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.” Francis Bacon, The Essays of Francis Bacon
“whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.” Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy
“It seems to me I am trying to tell you ya dream—making a vain attempt, because no relation of a dream can convey the dream-sensation, that commingling of absurdity, surprise, and bewilderment in a tremor of struggling revolt, that notion of...” Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

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