Working conditions for me have always been those of the monastic life: solitude and frugality. Except for frugality, they are contrary to my nature, so much so that work is a violence I do to myself. Albert Camus Read Quote
Every man, and for stronger reasons, every artist, wants to be recognized. So do I. Albert Camus Read Quote
What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians. Albert Camus Read Quote
Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children. Albert Camus Read Quote
Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence. Albert Camus Read Quote
Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood – never. Albert Camus Read Quote
Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality, ideologies of consent and not of rebellion. Albert Camus Read Quote