In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him. Friedrich Nietzsche
At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. Albert Camus
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion. Ambrose Bierce
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble. Samuel Johnson
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity. Vaclav Havel