Quotes by Albert Camus, The Stranger

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If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there. — Albert Camus, The Stranger
It was as if that great rush of anger had washed me clean, emptied me of hope, and, gazing up at the dark sky spangled w — Albert Camus, The Stranger
Mother used to say that however miserable one is, there’s always something to be thankful for. And each morning, when th — Albert Camus, The Stranger
To stay or to go, it amounted to the same thing. — Albert Camus, The Stranger
...he said firmly, "God can help you. All the men I’ve seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble." "O — Albert Camus, The Stranger
And, on a wide view, I could see that it makes little difference whether one dies at the age of thirty or threescore and — Albert Camus, The Stranger
As if this great outburst of anger had purged all my ills, killed all my hopes, I looked up at the mass of signs and sta — Albert Camus, The Stranger
That was unthinkable, he said; all men believe in God, even those who reject Him. Of this he was absolutely sure; if eve — Albert Camus, The Stranger
I was assailed by memories of a life that wasn't mine anymore, but one in which I'd found the simplest and most lasting — Albert Camus, The Stranger
I hope the dogs don't bark tonight. I always think it's mine — Albert Camus, The Stranger
How did I picture the life after the grave? I fairly bawled out at him: "A life in which I can remember this life on ear — Albert Camus, The Stranger
The priest gazed around my cell and answered in a voice that sounded very weary to me. 'Every stone here sweats with suf — Albert Camus, The Stranger
I explained to him, however, that my nature was such that my physical needs often got in the way of my feelings. — Albert Camus, The Stranger
I didn’t like having to explain to them, so I just shut up, smoked a cigarette, and looked at the sea. — Albert Camus, The Stranger
In the long run one gets used to anything. — Albert Camus, The Stranger
I couldn't quite understand how an ordinary man's good qualities could become crushing accusations against a guilty man. — Albert Camus, The Stranger
He was expressing his certainty that my appeal would be granted, but I was carrying the burden of a sin from which I had — Albert Camus, The Stranger
As he himself said, "I will prove it to you, gentlemen, and i will prove it in two ways. First in the blinding clarity o — Albert Camus, The Stranger
For the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. F — Albert Camus, The Stranger
So it came to this, that— against the grain, no doubt—the condemned man had to hope the apparatus was in good working or — Albert Camus, The Stranger