Quotes from bookA Happy Death
A Happy Death is a novel by Absurdist French writer-philosopher Albert Camus. The existentialist topic of the book is the "will to happiness," the conscious creation of one's happiness, and the need of time to do so. It draws on memories of the author including his job at the maritime commission in Algiers, his suffering from tuberculosis, and his travels in Europe.
“Only it takes time to be happy. A lot of time. Happiness, too, is a long patience.”
Albert Camus book A Happy Death
Seulement, il faut du temps pour être heureux. Beaucoup de temps. Le bonheur lui aussi est une longue patience.
A Happy Death (1971)
“It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about.”
Albert Camus book A Happy Death
A Happy Death (1971)
“Having money is a way of being free of money.”
Albert Camus book A Happy Death
Avoir de l'argent c'est se libérer de l'argent.
A Happy Death (1971)
“It's better to bet on this life than on the next.”
Albert Camus book A Happy Death
A Happy Death (1971)
Albert Camus book A Happy Death
Nous nous trompons toujours deux fois sur ceux que nous aimons: d'abord à leur avantage, puis à leur désavantage.
A Happy Death (written 1938), first published as La mort heureuse (1971), as translated by Richard Howard (1972)
Variant: He discovered the cruel paradox by which we always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love — first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
“The opposite of an idealist is too often a man without love.”
Albert Camus book A Happy Death
A Happy Death (1971)
“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.”
Albert Camus book A Happy Death
A Happy Death (1971)
“But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.”
Albert Camus book A Happy Death
A Happy Death (1971)
