"The absurd man will not commit suicide; he wants to live, without relinquishing any of his certainty, without a future, without hope, without illusions … and without resignation either."

"Freedom is the sum of our choices."

"The word 'love' has by now been so debased that it can be used to describe the most sordid of human relations."

"Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does."

"If I didn't try to assume responsibility for my own existence, it would seem utterly absurd to go on existing."