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The Fall quotes

Albert Camus

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“Sometimes it is easier to see clearly into the liar than into the man who tells the truth. Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“I used to advertise my loyalty and I don’t believe there is a single person I loved that I didn’t eventually betray.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Don’t wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Each of us insists on being innocent at all cost, even if he has to accuse the whole human race and heaven itself.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“There are always reasons for murdering a man. On the contrary, it is impossible to justify his living.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Something must happen—and that explains most human commitments. Something must happen, even loveless slavery, even war or death.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“not taking what one doesn’t desire is the hardest thing in the world.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Anyone who has considerably meditated on man, by profession or vocation, is led to feel nostalgia for the primates. They at least don't have any ulterior motives.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Thus I progressed on the surface of life, in the realm of words as it were, never in reality. All those books barely read, those friends barely loved, those cities barely visited, those women barely possessed!” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Friendship is less simple. It is long and hard to obtain, but when one has it there's no getting rid of it; one simply has to cope with it.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“I have a very old and very faithful attachment for dogs. I like them because they always forgive.” Albert Camus, The Fall
“Today we are always ready to judge as we are to fornicate.” Albert Camus, The Fall

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