In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking, know what I want; perhaps I don't want what I know and want what I don't know.

Marsilio Ficino
In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking,...
In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking,...
In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking,...
In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking,...
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I don't, in a manner of speaking, know what I want is a quote from Albert Camus. He said it when he was disappointed and he didn’t know what to do with himself. He had just finished writing 'The Outsider' and wanted to write something else. He felt that he didn't know what he wanted to write about and found it hard to concentrate on anything else.

His statement can be applied to anyone who is searching for their purpose in life. Not only that but also everyone who isn’t sure on what they want to do next.

Source: The Letters Of Marsilio Ficino, Vol. 3

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