# Quote — Albert Camus, A Happy Death

> Only it takes time to be happy. A lot of time. Happiness, too, is a long patience.

- Author: [Albert Camus](https://www.leafyquotes.com/albert-camus.md)
- Book: [A Happy Death](https://www.leafyquotes.com/albert-camus/a-happy-death.md)
- Original (fr): Seulement, il faut du temps pour être heureux. Beaucoup de temps. Le bonheur lui aussi est une longue patience.
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Camus#A_Happy_Death_(written_1936-38_(published_in_1971,_over_11_years_after_the_author's_death))) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/albert-camus/a-happy-death/only-it-takes

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