Albert Camus Quotes about Tragedy

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The tragedy is not that we are alone, but that we cannot be. At times I would give anything in the world to no longer be connected by anything to this universe of men.

The tragedy is not that we are alone, but that we cannot be. At times I would give anything in the world to no longer be connected by anything to this universe of men.

Albert Camus

Men, Giving, Tragedy

Albert Camus (2008). “Notebooks, 1951-1959”, Ivan R Dee

Life can be magnificent and overwhelming -- that is the whole tragedy. Without beauty, love, or danger it would almost be easy to live.

Albert Camus

Life, Tragedy, Easy

Albert Camus (2012). “Lyrical and Critical Essays”, p.201, Vintage

It was in Spain that [my generation] learned that one can be right and yet be beaten, that force can vanquish spirit, that there are times when courage is not its own recompense. It is this, doubtless, which explains why so many, the world over, feel the Spanish drama as a personal tragedy.

Albert Camus

Drama, Tragedy, Spain