Yes, he liked his face as he saw it there, his mouth quivering around the cigarette between his lips and the apparent ardor of his deep-set eyes. But a manΓ’β¬β’s beauty represents inner, functional truths: his face shows what he can do. And what is that compared to the magnificent uselessness of a womanΓ’β¬β’s face? Mersault was aware of this now, delighting in his vanity and smiling at his secret demons.
β Albert Camus
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