"Man is mortal, that may be; but let us die resisting, and if we die, let us die with the certainty that we have not betrayed justice."

"Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them."

"We all carry within us our places of exile, our crimes, our ravages. But our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to transform them in ourselves and in others."

"The only serious question in life is whether to kill yourself or not."

"The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."