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That’s what existence means: draining one’s own self dry without the sense of thirst.

Jean-Paul Sartre

The worst part about being lied to is knowing you weren’t worth the truth.
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Lying Truth Worst Worth Yourself
It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are.
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Decision Feeling Live Thinking
Death is a continuation of my life without me.
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Death Deep Life Philosophy Yourself
I said to myself, ‘I want to die decently’.
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Death Myself
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.
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Born Death Existence Philosophy Reason Weakness
There is a universe behind and before him. And the day is approaching when closing the last book on the last shelf on the far left; he will say to himself, “now what?
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Book Himself Philosophy Universe
I wanted the moments of my life to follow and order themselves like those of a life remembered. You might as well try and catch time by the tail.
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Life Moments Myself Remember
Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.
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Himself Life Man Material
As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.
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Man Philosophy Transformation
People are like dice. We throw ourselves in the direction of our own choosing.
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Choice Direction Ourselves People
My eyes feel all soft, all soft as flesh. I’m going to sleep.
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Eyes Feeling Myself
Words are loaded pistols.
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Weapon Word
I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple.
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Book Important Library Myself Religion
Nothing happens while you live. The scenery changes, people come in and go out, that’s all. There are no beginnings. Days are tacked on to days without rhyme or reason, an interminable, monotonous addition.
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Beginning Change Live People Reason Yourself
I can receive nothing more from these tragic solitudes than a little empty purity.
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Empty Myself Tragedy
We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are – that is the fact.
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Philosophy Responsible

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