“Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.”
The Stranger (1942)
“Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.”
The Stranger (1942)
L'homme enfin n'est pas entièrement coupable — il n'a pas commencé l'histoire — ni tout à fait innocent, puisqu'il la continue.
Part 5: Thought at the Meridian (Section: Moderation and Excess)
The Rebel (1951)
“Having money is a way of being free of money.”
Avoir de l'argent c'est se libérer de l'argent.
A Happy Death (1971)
“Outside of that single fatality of death, everything, joy or happiness, is liberty.”
The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), Absurd Creation
“Artistic creation is a demand for unity and a rejection of the world.”
Part 4: Rebellion and Art
The Rebel (1951)
“I hope the dogs don't bark tonight. I always think it's mine.”
The Stranger (1942)
“Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.”
As quoted in Visions from Earth (2004) by James R. Miller, p. 126
“The most elementary form of rebellion, paradoxically, expresses an aspiration for order.”
Part 2: Metaphysical Rebellion
The Rebel (1951)
“A nihilist is not one who believes in nothing, but one who does not believe in what exists.”
Part 2: Metaphysical Rebellion
The Rebel (1951)