Albert Camus Quotes


The mind's deepest desire, even in its most elaborate operations, parallels man's unconscious feeling in the face of his universe: it is an insistence upon familiarity, an appetite for clarity.


Citations

Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. Translated by Justin O'Brien, Vintage Books, 1955, p. 17.

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Albert Camus
Albert Camus
  • Born: November 7, 1913
  • Died: January 4, 1960
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Philosopher

Albert Camus was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44 in 1957, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel.