Albert Camus

Imagination offers people consolation for what they cannot be, and humor for what they actually are.

Albert Camus

In a world that has ceased to believe in sin, the artist is responsible for the preaching.

Albert Camus

In every guilty man, there is some innocence. This makes every absolute condemnation revolting.

Albert Camus

In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul.

Albert Camus

In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to exist.

Albert Camus

In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself – limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin to exist.

Albert Camus

In our society, any man who doesn’t cry at his mother’s funeral is liable to be condemned to death.

Albert Camus

In our well-policed society we recognize that an illness is serious from the fact that we don’t dare speak of it directly.

Albert Camus

In the end, we would like not to be guilty while at the same time being dispensed of the effort of purifying ourselves. Not enough cynicism and not enough virtue.

Albert Camus

In the world there is, parallel to the force of death and constraint, an enormous force of persuasion that is called culture.

Albert Camus