Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Albert Camus; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay The Rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 November 1913
CountryFrance
rejection unity artistic-creation
Artistic creation is a demand for unity and a rejection of the world.
art simplicity scales
The true work of art is always on the human scale. It is essentially the one that says, 'less.
sea shore casts
The primordial sea indefatigably repeats the same words and casts up the same astonished beings on the same sea-shore.
accepting made incapable
I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.
writing suffering today
A writer cannot put himself today in service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it.
integrity law justice
How many crimes are permitted simply because their authors could not endure being wrong.
honesty speak quiver
Every time somebody speaks of my honesty, there is someone who quivers inside me.
believe doubt fields
Absurdism, like methodical doubt, has wiped the slate clean. It leaves us in a blind alley. But, like methodical doubt, it can, by returning upon itself, open up a new field of investigation, and in the process of reasoning then pursues the same course. I proclaim that I believe in nothing and that everything is absurd, but I cannot doubt the validity of my proclamation and I must at least believe in my protest.
men artist stronger
Every man, and for stronger reasons, every artist, wants to be recognized. So do I.
happiness strong passionate
There are some individuals who have too strong a craving, a will, and a nostalgia for happiness ever to reach it. They always retain a bitter and passionate aftertaste, and that's the best they can hope for.
dominion said plague
And indeed it could be said that once the faintest stirring of hope became possible, the dominion of plague was ended.
dream sweet believe
The truth is that every intelligent man, as you know, dreams of being a gangster and of ruling over society by force alone. As it is not so easy as the detective novels might lead one to believe, one generally relies on politics and joins the cruelest party.What does it matter, after all, if by humiliating one's mind one succeeds in dominating every one? I discovered in myself sweet dreams of oppression.
hands effort wish
...we rarely confide in those who are better than we. Rather, we are more inclined to flee their society. Most often, on the other hand, we confess to those who are like us and who share our weaknesses. Hence we don't want to improve ourselves and be bettered, for we should first have to be judged in default. We merely wish to be pitied and encouraged in the course we have chosen. In short, we should like, at the same time, to cease being guilty and yet not to make the effort of cleansing ourselves.
dying reason excellent
What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.