We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are – that is the fact.
JEAN-PAUL SARTRELike all dreamers I confuse disenchantment with truth.
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That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.
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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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What is there to fear in such a regular world?
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I do not think, therefore I am a moustache.
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Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being – like a worm.
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Your judgement judges you and defines you.
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It is disgusting – Why must we have bodies?
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I never could bear the idea of anyone’s expecting something from me. It always made me want to do the opposite.
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It’s strange. I felt less lonely when I didn’t know you.
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I found the human heart empty and insipid everywhere except in books.
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What is important is not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens to us.
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Existence is prior to essence.
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Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
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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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If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.
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