Albert Camus is known to most as an existential writer and 
philosopher. But to me, he was much more. To me, Camus was 
the best damn table magician that ever lived. When I watched 
Albert handle a deck of cards, roll a franc across his fingers,
or vanish a Gauloise, it didn't bother me that we were living 
in a random, godless universe. As a matter of fact, I liked it.
             --Penn Jillette, "Kamus, King of Cards"