5 Albert Camus Quotes on Writing

Albert Camus quotes on writing

6. A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.

26. Great novelists are philosopher-novelists whom write in images instead of arguments.

132. From my first articles to my latest book I have written so much, and perhaps too much, only because I cannot keep from being drawn toward everyday life, toward those, whoever they may be, who are humiliated and debased. They need to hope, and if all keep silent or if they are given a choice between two kinds of humiliation, they will be forever deprived of hope and we with them.

200. The great novelists are philosopher-novelists whom write in images instead of arguments.

250. As a writer Camus maintained his independence from both friends and enemies in the political and philosophical movements that attempted to subvert his writing to their own ends. ... Camus combines a taut writing style, as well as profound insights on society, with the courage to report back from the abyss of despair, unblinking.