Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us die.

Certains soirs dont la douceur se prolonge. Cela aide à mourir de savoir que de tels soirs reviendront sur la terre après nous.

Albert Camus

The Sea Close By

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Topic

Acceptance of death Death The human condition

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Sea Close By

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. "The Sea Close By." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage Books, 1970. Originally published in L'Eté [Summer]. Gallimard, 1954.

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Another quote by Albert Camus

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

Albert Camus

The Fall

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Charm Persuasion

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Fall
Medium
Novel
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Definition
Language
French
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

Another quote from the 1950s

I am an invisible man... I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids-and I might even be said to posses a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.

Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

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Black experience

Author

Ralph Ellison
Source
Invisible Man
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1952 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Ellison, Ralph Waldo. Invisible Man. Random House, 1952, prologue.

Another quote about Death

Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

Gladiator

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Fear of death Inevitability of death Death
Speaker
Maximus Decimus Meridius
Actor
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Source
Gladiator
Medium
Film
Genre
Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama
Language
English
Time
2000 2000s 21st century
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Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

Another quote originally in French

An invasion of armies can be resisted; an invasion of ideas cannot be resisted.

Victor Hugo

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Power of ideas

Author

Victor Hugo
Source
The History of a Crime
Language
French
Time
1878 1870s 19th century
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Citation

Hugo, Victor. Histoire d'un crime [The History of a Crime]. Paris: Calmann-Levy, c. 1878, conclusion, ch. 10.