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That is exactly the writer's problem. What does literature stand for in a hungry world?
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 I can do is make the best of what I am, become accustomed to it, evaluate the possibilities, and take advantage of them the best I can.
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One could only damage oneself through the harm one did to others. One could never get directly at oneself.
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In order to make myself recognized by the Other, I must risk my own life. To risk one's life, in fact, is to reveal oneself as not-bound to the objective form or to any determined existence — as not-bound to life.
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