Ah cher ami, how poor in invention men are! They are They always think one commits suicide for a reason. But it's quite possible to commit suicide for two reasons. No, that never occurs to them. So what's the good of dying intentionally, of sacrificing yourself to the idea you want people to have of you? Once you are dead, they will take advantage of it to attribute idiotic or vulgar motives to your action. Martyrs, cher ami, must choose between being forgotten, mocked, or made use of. As for being understood--never!
Albert CamusTo two men living the same number of years, the world always provides the same sum of experiences. It is up to us to be conscious of them.
Albert CamusThe myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm.
Albert Camus