From Pandora's Box, where all the ills of humanity swarmed, the Greeks drew out hope after all the others, as the most dreadful of all. I know no more stirring symbol; for, contrary to the general belief, hope equals resignation. And to live is not to resign oneself.

The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays (ed. Vintage, 2012) - ISBN: 9780307827821