The purpose of a writer…

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

Quotes you may like!

Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. ~ Albert Camus 
For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life. ~ Albert Camus 
A person’s life purpose is nothing more than to rediscover, through the detours of art or love or passionate work, those one or two images in the presence of which his heart first opened. ~ Albert Camus 
Man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world. ~ Albert Camus 
I love life – that’s my real weakness. I love it so much that I am incapable of imagining what is not life. ~ Albert Camus 
We all carry within us places of exile, our crimes, our ravages. Our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to transform them in ourselves and others. ~ Albert Camus 
The evil that is in the world almost always comes from ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding. ~ Albert Camus 
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 
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. ~ Albert Camus 
I have no idea what’s awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing. ~ Albert Camus