“She had accepted him as he was and had spared him a great deal of loneliness. He had been unfair: while his imagination and vanity had given her too much importance, his pride had given her too little. He discovered the cruel paradox by which we always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.”
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Albert Camus was a French author and philosopher, born on November 7, 1913, and died on January 4, 1960. Known for his unique existentialist philosophy and profound insights into human suffering, Camus' works include 'The Stranger', 'The Plague', and 'The Myth of Sisyphus', which have had a profound impact on 20th-century literature. more
“There is no way to genuinely, powerfully, truly love yourself while crafting a mask of perfection.”
“Sometimes the things that happen can be changed. Sometimes they cannot. Which time is this?”
“Change is not something you do. Change is something you allow.”
“If we want people to accept us as we are, then we should accord the same courtesy to them”