Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.
JEAN-PAUL SARTREWhat is there to fear in such a regular world?
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Hell is – other people!
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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?
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People who live in society have learnt how to see themselves, in mirrors, as they appear to their friends. I have no friends: is that why my flesh is so naked?
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The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
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There is only one day left, always starting over: It is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.
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I think of death only with tranquility, as an end. I refuse to let death hamper life. Death must enter life only to define it.
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I am myself and I am here.
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I confused things with their names: that is belief.
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I want to leave, to go somewhere where I should be really in my place, where I would fit in, but my place is nowhere; I am unwanted.
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The consciousness that says ‘I am’ is not the consciousness that thinks.
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Better to die on one’s feet than to live on one’s knees.
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Genius is what a man invents when he is looking for a way out.
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What is there to fear in such a regular world?
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I’ve dropped out of their hearts like a little sparrow fallen from its nest. So gather me up, dear, fold me to your heart – and you’ll see how nice I can be.
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As for me, I am mean: that means that I need the suffering of others to exist. A flame. A flame in their hearts. When I am all alone, I am extinguished.
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