“The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.” — Albert Camus Quote

“The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.”

“To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.”

“There is no fate which cannot be surmounted by scorn.”

“Children know perfectly well that unicorns aren’t real, but they also know that books about unicorns, if they are good books, are true books.”

“A lie is still a lie”

“At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes--an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense.”