Albert Camus: Absurdity, Rebellion & the Joy of Living

In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of.

One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

I rebel — therefore we exist.

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

Life is a sum of all your choices.

The only philosophical question worth asking is why one should not commit suicide.

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love.

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.