I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating.
JEAN-PAUL SARTREA 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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If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.
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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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The consciousness that says ‘I am’ is not the consciousness that thinks.
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You must be like me; you must suffer in rhythm.
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I am a mere breath of air; a formless thought that thinks of you.
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There may be more beautiful times, but this one is ours.
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He is always becoming, and if it were not for the contingency of death, he would never end.
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Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
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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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To think new thoughts you have to break the bones in your head.
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I’d come to realize that all our troubles spring from our failure to use plain, clear-cut language.
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That’s what existence means: draining one’s own self dry without the sense of thirst.
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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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A man is involved in life, leaves his impress on it, and outside of that there is nothing.
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Your judgement judges you and defines you.
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Like all dreamers I confuse disenchantment with truth.
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I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of Shariati’s.
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I am not asking for sensational revelations, but I would like to sense the meaning of that minute, to feel it’s urgency.
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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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Existence is an imperfection.
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My eyes feel all soft, all soft as flesh. I’m going to sleep.
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Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.
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People are like dice. We throw ourselves in the direction of our own choosing.
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We must act out passion before we can feel it.
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I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple.
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I found the human heart empty and insipid everywhere except in books.
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