What is a rebel? A man who says no.

What on earth prompted you to take a hand in this?" "I don't know. My… my code of morals, perhaps." "Your code of morals. What code, if I may ask?" "Comprehension.

Je puis nier une chose sans me croire obligé de la salir ou de retirer aux autres le droit d'y croire.

Somebody has to have the last word. If not, every argument could be opposed by another and we'd never be done with it.

That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means.

Man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.

There is no shame in preferring happiness.