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“For forty years I was conscripted by the absolute, the neurosis. The absolute is gone. There remain countless tasks among which literature is in no way privileged.”

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher, writer, and playwright, born on June 21, 1905, and died on April 15, 1980. He is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, renowned for his existentialist philosophy. Sartre's works spanned across philosophy, literature, and drama, and had a profound impact on later generations. more

“[Lost of the absolute] is in this sense that ''I no longer know what to do with my life" must be understood. Critics have been mistaken about the meaning of this phrase, seeing in it a cry of despair as in Simone de Beauvoir's "I have been cheated." When she uses this word it is to indicate that she claims from life an absolute which she cannot find there.”

Knows Has Beens Use Lost Seeing Cry Despair Understood Claims Absolutes Critics Phrases Mistaken Cheated

Author:Jean-Paul Sartre

“I have always been an optimist, perhaps even too much.”

Too Much Optimist

Author:Jean-Paul Sartre

“The universe remains dark. We are animals struck by catastrophe.”

Universe Dark Animal Remains Catastrophe

Author:Jean-Paul Sartre

“I discovered suddenly that alienation, exploitation of man by man, under-nourishment, relegated to the background metaphysical evil which is a luxury.”

Men Evil Backgrounds Luxury Exploitation Metaphysical Alienation Nourishment

Author:Jean-Paul Sartre