(Originally written October 14, 2008 in The Journal)
The Artist and His Time (1953) by Albert Camus
The artist accepts his time as it is. He minds his own business.
Word, though perverted, provisionally keep their meaning.
Marxism is religious in nature.
The end of history cannot have any definable significance to us in our present condition. It is only knowable by faith.
Artists have no need to interfere in the affairs of the world, but men do. The artist however does not need to sacrifice his nature to some social preaching.
The ivory tower and the social church are two points of the resignation of life.
The artist must simultaneously serve suffering and beauty.
The artist is to give voice to the sorrows and joys of all.
Art justifies itself by proving it is no one's enemy.
Art gives form, not content to justice and liberty.
Any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
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