You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes with... - Albert Camus, The Fall
"You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question."
"You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question."
"Your success and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. But to be happy it is essential not to be too concerned with others. Consequently, there is no escape. Happy and judged, or absolved and wretched."
"I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray."
"He had been bored, that's all, bored like most people. Hence he had made himself out of whole cloth a life full of complications and drama. Something must happen - and that explains most human commitments. Something must happen, even loveless slavery, even war or death. Hurray then for funerals!"