One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the line is drawn, and it must all be added up. You are nothing other than you life.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

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One cannot become a saint when one works sixteen hours a day.

One cannot become a saint when one works sixteen hours a day.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Life begins on the other side of despair.

Life begins on the other side of despair.

Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a talent; my sole...

Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a talent; my sole...

We are alone, with no excuses. That is the idea I shall try to convey...

We are alone, with no excuses. That is the idea I shall try to convey...

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see...

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see...

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we...

We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we...

Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a alent; my sole...

Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a alent; my sole...

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for...

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for...

Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.

Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is...

Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is...

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you...

The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you...

When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die.

When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die.

As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but...

As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but...

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer...

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer...