I know [my label], in any case: a double face, a charming Janus, and underneath, the house motto: "Be wary". On my business cards:"Jean-Baptiste Clamence, actor".

Everyone would like to behave like a pagan, with everyone else behaving like a Christian.

When I see a new face, something sets off an alarm bell inside me. 'slow down! Danger!' Even when the attraction is strongest, I am on my guard.

They hurt each other without wanting to, just because each represented to the others the cruel and demanding necessity of their lives.

Over there, in Europe, all was shame and anger. Here it was exile or solitude, among these languid and agitated madmen who danced in order to die.

The most exhausting effort in my life has been to suppress my own nature in order to make it serve my biggest plans.

Truth, like light, is blinding. Lies, on the other hand, are a beautiful dusk, which enhances the value of each object.