One might think, that a period which, within fifty years, uproots, enslaves or kills seventy million human beings, should only, and forthwith, be condemned. But also its guilt must be understood.
Albert CamusAgain and again there comes a time in history when the man who dares to say that two and two make four is punished with death. ("The Plague")
Albert CamusI've never really had much of an imagination. But still I would try to picture the exact moment when the beating of my heart would no longer be going on inside my head.
Albert Camus