Albert Camus

When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him; and you are torn by the thought of the unhappiness and night you cast, by the mere fact of living, in the hearts you encounter.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.