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A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution.
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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All-powerful god, who am I but the fear that I inspire in others?
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I considered calmly that I was born to write.
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