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 SARTREYou’re lucky. I’m always conscious of myself —in my mind. Painfully conscious.
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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.
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Existence is an imperfection.
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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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Hell is – other people!
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Tme is too large, it can’t be filled up. Everything you plunge into it is stretched and disintegrates.
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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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Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.
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For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it.
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I can receive nothing more from these tragic solitudes than a little empty purity.
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Genius is what a man invents when he is looking for a way out.
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Smooth and smiling faces everywhere, but ruin in their eyes.
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I suppose it is out of laziness that the world is the same day after day. Today it seemed to want to change. And then anything, anything could happen.
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Better a good journalist than a poor assassin.
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Better to die on one’s feet than to live on one’s knees.
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You must be like me; you must suffer in rhythm.
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