a man defines himself by his make-believe as well as by his sincere impulses.
Albert Camus • The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
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a man defines himself by his make-believe as well as by his sincere impulses.
A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense.
— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
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The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.
Albert Camus • The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
Forever I shall be a stranger to myself.
Albert Camus • The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
For if I try to seize this self of which I feel sure, if I try to define and to summarize it, it is nothing but water slipping through my fingers.
Albert Camus • The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
There exists an obvious fact that seems utterly moral: namely, that a man is always a prey to his truths.
Albert Camus • The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
Iris Murdoch’s words: “Man is a creature who makes pictures of himself and then comes to resemble the picture.”