A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.


Part 2: Metaphysical Rebellion; also quoted in Albert Camus : The Invincible Summer (1958) by Albert Maquet, p. 86; a remark made about the Marquis de Sade - The Rebel (1951)

Albert Camus Quotes

A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.

A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.

A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.

A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.