
philosophy·
The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus · 1942
Skip the plot, everyone can find that. Readers keep the residue here: the sentence that survived after the cover closed.
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What did The Myth of Sisyphus leave in you?
One sentence. Forget the review voice. Write the line you'd underline and whisper to a friend on the train.
Live proof
The line you carried will sit here, in print.
From the margins
10 lines · sorted by underlines · offline shelf
- CarriedNo. NRADNN
One must imagine Sisyphus happy. The most rebellious closing sentence in philosophy.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byIlan07 MAR 2026 - CarriedNo. XF1X2B
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem: suicide. Camus opens with the door everyone avoids.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byPetra07 APR 2026 - CarriedNo. VO1XND
The absurd is born of the confrontation between human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byGrace07 MAY 2026 - CarriedNo. 5EZF1B
The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. Monday mornings agreed.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byOwen07 JUN 2026 - CarriedNo. 40J3WT
Revolt gives life its value. Not revolution, the daily, stubborn kind.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byRosa07 JUL 2026 - CarriedNo. CWRB32
Don Juan, actor, conqueror, three lives lived fully in the face of nothing. Camus keeps his humor dry.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byDario07 AUG 2026 - CarriedNo. 6N7XK8
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. My calendar underlined it.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byHana07 SEP 2026 - CarriedNo. 9PY6X9
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. Small print of the absurd, large heart.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byAmir20 OCT 2026 - CarriedNo. S00COK
Carried out of it: the boulder is yours either way. Style is the only variable.
Carried out ofThe Myth of SisyphusAlbert Camus · 1942not yet underlinedCarried byIlan27 OCT 2026