"In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that… In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back." -- French writer and philosopher Albert Camus, from "The Stranger" (1942). Camus also authored "The Myth of Sisyphus," "The Rebel," and the play "Caligula" among other writings, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. He was a member of the French Resistance in World War II, editing the underground newspaper "Combat." While many associate Camus with "existentialism," he bridled at that description, preferring the one of "absurdism."
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