Status Updates From Der Fall (German Edition)

In short, for me to live happily it was essential for the creatures I chose not to live at all… crazy work Camus 😂

The act of love, for instance, is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself… I had been more outspoken than I thought; I had declared who I was and how I could live.

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

As for me, I forgot. I never remembered anything but myself.

When I was concerned with others, I was so out of pure condescension, in utter freedom, and all the credit went to me: my self-esteem would go up a degree.

I, I, I is the refrain of my whole life, which could be heard in everything I said.

Somebody has to have the last word. Otherwise, every reason can be answered with another one and there would never be an end to it. Power, on the other hand, settles everything.

Commanding is breathing— you agree with me? And even the most destitute manage to breathe.

That’s the way man is, cher monsieur. He has two faces: he can’t love without self love.

But do you know why we are always more just and more generous toward the dead? The reason is simple. With them there is no obligation.

Maybe we don’t love life enough?

Yes, I have never felt comfortable except in lofty places. Even in the details of daily life, I needed to feel above.

The feeling of the law, the satisfaction of being right, the joy of self-esteem, cher monsieur, are powerful incentives for keeping us upright or keeping us moving forward.

A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.