A madman’s ravings are absurd in relation to the situation in which he finds himself, but not in relation to his madness.
JEAN-PAUL SARTREFear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.
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Consciousness is a being the nature of which is to be conscious of the nothingness of its being.
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Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
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Genius is what a man invents when he is looking for a way out.
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I think that is the big danger in keeping a diary: you exaggerate everything.
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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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I confused things with their names: that is belief.
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Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.
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As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.
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I am myself and I am here.
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It was odd, he thought, that a man could hate himself as though he were someone else.
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You must be like me; you must suffer in rhythm.
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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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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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Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.
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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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