And real nobility (that of the heart) is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.
Albert CamusIf we believe in nothing, if nothing has any meaning and if we can affirm no values whatsoever, then everything is possible and nothing has any importance.
Albert CamusMan is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.
Albert CamusSometimes at night I would sleep open-eyed underneath a sky dripping with stars. I was alive then.
Albert CamusTo cut short this question of the law of retaliation, we must note that even in its primitive form it can operate only between two individuals of whom one is absolutely innocent and the other absolutely guilty. The victim, to be sure, is innocent. But can the society that is supposed to represent the victim lay claim to innocence?
Albert Camus