The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.
ALBERT CAMUSWe must learn how to lend ourselves to dreaming when dreams lend themselves to us.
More Albert Camus Quotes
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We are all special cases.
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There is not love of life without despair about life.
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If we believe in nothing, if nothing has any meaning and if we can affirm no values whatsoever, then everything is possible and nothing has any importance.
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Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
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We are all exceptional cases. We all want to appeal against something! Each of us insists on being innocent at all cost, even if he has to accuse the whole human race and heaven itself.
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I had only a little time left and I didn’t want to waste it on God.
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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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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
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Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.
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If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.
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Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.
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Peace is the only battle worth waging.
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Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?
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After awhile you could get used to anything.
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