To abandon oneself to principles is really to die – and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love. – Albert Camus
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool. – Albert Camus
As usual I finish the day before the sea, sumptuous this evening beneath the moon, which writes Arab symbols with phosphorescent streaks on the slow swells. There is no end to the sky and the waters. How well they accompany sadness! – Albert Camus
The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves. – Albert Camus