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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?
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre I am a mere breath of air; a formless thought that thinks of you.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre I do not think, therefore I am a moustache.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre The worst part about being lied to is knowing you weren’t worth the truth.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre To know what life is worth you have to risk it once in a while.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre I am myself and I am here.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre Little flashes of sun on the surface of a cold, dark sea.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre Death is a continuation of my life without me.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre 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.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre We must act out passion before we can feel it.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre Life has no meaning a priori, It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre When the rich wage war it’s the poor who die.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I’m still waiting, it’s all been to seduce women basically.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre Existence is not something which lets itself be thought of from a distance; it must invade you suddenly, master you, weigh heavily on your heart like a great motionless beast – or else there is nothing at all.
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