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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Camus refers to the Artist as wholly embodying the absurd life, creating a new world parallel to our existing one that is entirely satisfied with description instead of explanation. This defines absurdity. The explanation for things is irrelevant, because in the grand scheme, there are none. All we have at our disposal are our descriptions, our per... See more
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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.