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5 Quotes on Writing by Albert Camus

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Albert Camus was a French novelist, essayist and playwright. His most widely known works include novels The Stranger, The Plague and The Fall. He received the 1957 Nobel Prize in literature at the age of 44, becoming the second youngest recipient in history.

Albert Camus on Writing

“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.”
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“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.”
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“A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.”
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“I sometimes need to write things which I cannot completely control but which therefore prove that what is in me is stronger than I am.”
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“There is scarcely any passion without struggle.”
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Focus Saved In my younger and more vulnerable years years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgements, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. | The Great Gatsby Chapter I Words 106 Writing Time 00:18:20 / 00:30:00 Speed 342 words/hour
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgements, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. | The Great Gatsby 12:46:32 Chapter I 106 W 00:18:20