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.
JEAN-PAUL SARTREOnce you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
More Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes
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You’re lucky. I’m always conscious of myself —in my mind. Painfully conscious.
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I can receive nothing more from these tragic solitudes than a little empty purity.
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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 am a mere breath of air; a formless thought that thinks of you.
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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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A madman’s ravings are absurd in relation to the situation in which he finds himself, but not in relation to his madness.
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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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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.
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I said to myself, ‘I want to die decently’.
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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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The worst part about being lied to is knowing you weren’t worth the truth.
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Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being – like a worm.
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Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.
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Hell is – other people!
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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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