An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts.
Albert CamusWorking 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 CamusIf, after all, men cannot always make history have a meaning, they can always act so that their own lives have one.
Albert CamusI cling like a miser to the freedom that disappears as soon as there is an excess of things.
Albert CamusThe Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation
Albert Camus