Life Quotes Quote by Albert Camus, The Stranger — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Nothing, nothing mattered, and I knew why. So did he. Throughout the whole absurd life I'd lived, a dark wind had been rising toward me from somewhere deep in my future, across years that were still to come, and as it passed, this wind leveled whatever was offered to me at the time, in years no more real than the ones I was living. What did other people's deaths or a mother's love matter to me; what did his God or the lives people choose or the fate they think they elect matter to me when we're all elected by the same fate, me and billions of privileged people like him who also called themselves my brothers? Couldn't he see, couldn't he see that? Everybody was privileged. There were only privileged people. The others would all be condemned one day. And he would be condemned, too.”

“Mother used to say that however miserable one is, there’s always something to be thankful for. And each morning, when the sky brightened and light began to flood my cell, I agreed with her.”

“I can learn to live with guilt. I don't care about being good.”

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”

“There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.”

“Life is not like water. Things in life don't necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.”

“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.”

“We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.”