The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

Have pity, Lord, on those who love and are separated.

[Paris] is dirty. It has pigeons and black yards. The people have white skin.

There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules

Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children.

And real nobility (that of the heart) is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

Betrayal answers betrayal, the mask of love is answered by the disappearance of love.