The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.
ALBERT CAMUSA person’s life purpose is nothing more than to rediscover, through the detours of art or love or passionate work, those one or two images in the presence of which his heart first opened.
More Albert Camus Quotes
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A man is more a man through the things he keeps to himself than through those he says.
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I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn’t.
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The need to be right – the sign of a vulgar mind.
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If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.
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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.
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There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.
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But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.
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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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Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?
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The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.
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What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.
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Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.
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Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
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I love life – that’s my real weakness. I love it so much that I am incapable of imagining what is not life.
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Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
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