Albert Camus Quotes
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Since the order of the world is shaped by death, mightn't it be better for God if we refuse to believe in Him, and struggle with all our might against death without raising our eyes towards the heaven where He sits in silence?
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If absolute truth belongs to anyone in this world, it certainly does not belong to the man or party that claims to possess it.
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Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.
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All healthy men have thought of their own suicide.
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A writer cannot put himself today in service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it.
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Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.
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Heroism is accessible. Happiness is more difficult.
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The reasoning is classic in its clarity. If God does not exist, Kirilov is god. If God does not exist, Kirilov must kill himself. Kirilov must therefore kill himself to become god. That logic is absurd, but it is what is needed.
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Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and the union of all.
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Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.
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My life was lucky so that I met, I loved (and disappointed) only outstanding people.
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There's the risk of being loved...and that would keep me from being happy.
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If nothing had any meaning, you would be right. But there is something that still has a meaning.
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In default of inexhaustible happiness, eternal suffering would at least give us a destiny. But we do not even have that consolation, and our worst agonies come to an end one day.