"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth."

"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."

"The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism."

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

"Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it."

"And that's how it is in America. We look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support, in good times and bad. It is both how we live our lives and why we live our lives."

"Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk."