I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could easily live for a hundred years in prison. He would have enough memories to keep him from being bored
ALBERT CAMUSWhat made me run away was doubtless not so much the fear of settling down, but of settling down permanently in something ugly.
More Albert Camus Quotes
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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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Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
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Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
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Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
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The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.
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I do not believe in God and I am not an atheist.
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“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
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We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking.
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You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.
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But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.
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I looked up at the mass of signs and stars in the night sky and laid myself open for the first time to the benign indifference of the world.
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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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When the soul suffers too much, it develops a taste for misfortune.
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I would rather live my life as if there is a god and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.
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