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

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Topic
Human nature Being oneself Authenticity The human condition

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Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Genre
Political literature
Language
French
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote from the 1950s

Alcohol is like love...The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off.

Raymond Chandler

The Long Goodbye

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Author

Raymond Chandler
Source
The Long Goodbye
Medium
Novel
Genre
Detective fiction
Language
English
Time
1953 1950s 29th century
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Citation

Chandler, Raymond. The Long Goodbye. Hamish Hamilton/Houghton Mifflin, 1953, ch. 4.

Another quote about Death

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

James M. Barrie

Peter Pan

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Death

Author

James M. Barrie
Source
Peter Pan
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
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Original Citation

Barrie, James M. Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Performed by Gerald du Maurier, Nina Boucicault, Joan Burnett, Christine Silver, A.W. Baskcomb, and Alice DuBarry. 27 Dec. 1904, Duke of York's Theatre, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 3.

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Barrie, James M. Peter Pan. Reader's Library Classics, 2022, ch. 8.

Another quote originally in French

We shouldn't maltreat our idols: the gilt comes off on our hands.

Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

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Idols

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Gustave Flaubert
Source
Madame Bovary
Medium
Novel
Language
French
Time
1857 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary: Moeurs de Province [Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners]. Revue de Paris, 1 Oct. 1856 - 15 Dec. 1856. Serial.

Current Citation

Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary, edited and translated by Lydia Davis. Penguin Classics, 2011, pt. 3, ch. 6.