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I admire [Samuel] Beckett, but I am totally against him. He seeks no improvement.
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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There is no love apart from the deeds of love no potentiality of love other than that which is manifested in loving.
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Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being - like a worm.
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An individual chooses and makes himself.
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What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not need a god to teach it to me.
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