Camus himself described this work as 'an attempt to understand the time I live in'.

Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth

These are facts the heart can feel; yet they call for careful study before they become clear to the intellect.

If there is a soul, it is a mistake to believe that it is given to us fully created. It is created here, throughout a whole life. And living is nothing else but that long and painful bringing forth.

Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism.

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

There is not a single true work of art that has not in the end added to the inner freedom insight and life of each person who has known and loved it.