4 Albert Camus Quotes on Choice

Albert Camus quotes on choice

59. This was her finest role and the hardest one to play. Choosing between heaven and a ridiculous fidelity, preferring oneself to eternity or losing oneself in God is the age-old tragedy in which each must play his part.

114. But I have been sought out, as each individual has been sought out. Artists of the past could at least keep silent in the face of tyranny. The tyrannies of today are improved; they no longer admit of silence or neutrality. One has to take a stand, be either for or against. Well, in that case, I am against.

136. Half a man's life is spent in implying, in turning away, and in keeping silent.

216. There always comes a time when one must choose between contemplation and action. This is called becoming a man.