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We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us.
Jean-Paul Sartre
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Age: 74 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
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I have always been happy. Even if I had been more honest with regard to myself at that moment I should still have written La Nausee.
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The characteristic of every neurosis is to represent itself as natural.
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Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.
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Be quiet! Anyone can spit in my face, and call me a criminal and a prostitute. But no one has the right to judge my remorse.
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In Les Mots I explain the origin of my madness, of my neurosis. This analysis may help the young who dream of writing.
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