The absurd depends as much on man as on the world. For the moment, it is all that links them together.

And indeed it could be said that once the faintest stirring of hope became possible, the dominion of plague was ended.

To understand one's world, one must sometimes turn away from it! To serve better, one must briefly hold it at a distance. Where can the necessary solitude be found, the long breathing space in which mind gathers its strength and takes stock of its courage.

The most important thing you do everyday you live is deciding not to kill yourself.

In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon.

Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful.

Every stone here sweats with suffering, I know that. I have never looked at them without a feeling of anguish. But deep in my heart I know that the most wretched among you have seen a divine face emerge from their darkness. That is the face you are asked to see.