I clung to nothing, in a way I was calm. But it was a horrible calm – because of my body; my body, I saw with its eyes, I heard with its ears, but it was no longer me; it sweated and trembled by itself and I didn’t recognize it any more.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Loss Of Identity, Body Disconnection, Inner Calm, Alienation, Body, Mind
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Philosophical Commitment | Liberty | Self-reflection | Humanity Conflict | Failure Vs Success | Social Struggle | Subtle Rebellion | Personal Undertakings | Life Truth | Interdependence | Soul Corruption | Mirrors | Loss Of Identity | World’s Iniquity | Everyday Opinion | Drunkenness | Love Touch | Mythical Creation | Mortality | Existential Release | More
More Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes
“What’s done at night belongs to the night. In the daytime you don’t talk about it.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Night Secrets, Moral Boundaries, Hidden Actions, Secrecy, Morality, Privacy
Jean-Paul Sartre Night Secrets, Moral Boundaries, Hidden Actions, Secrecy, Morality, Privacy“Anny hasn’t changed her letter paper, I wonder if she still buys it at the little stationer’s in Piccadilly. I think that she has also kept her coiffure, her heavy blonde locks she didn’t want to cut. She must struggle patiently in front of mirrors to save her face: it isn’t vanity or fear of growing old; she wants to stay as she is, just as she is. Perhaps this is what I liked best in her, this austere loyalty to her most insignificant features.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Memory, Loyalty, Personal Identity, Appearance, Change, Reflection
Jean-Paul Sartre Memory, Loyalty, Personal Identity, Appearance, Change, Reflection“Man is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists only in so far as he realizes himself, he is therefore nothing else but the sum of his actions, nothing else but what his life is.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Existence Action, Purpose Self, Philosophy, Life, Choice
Jean-Paul Sartre Existence Action, Purpose Self, Philosophy, Life, Choice“Man is abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no aim but what he sets himself.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Human Responsibility, Existential Burden, Personal Aim, Responsibility, Aim, Burden
Jean-Paul Sartre Human Responsibility, Existential Burden, Personal Aim, Responsibility, Aim, Burden“Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Self-reliance, Personal Responsibility, Existential Independence, Will, Self, Responsibility
Jean-Paul Sartre Self-reliance, Personal Responsibility, Existential Independence, Will, Self, Responsibility“I feel there are no more perfect moments. I feel it in my legs when I walk. I feel it all the time, even when I sleep. I can’t forget it. I am dazzled, uncomfortable, I can’t get used to it.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Perfect Moments, Existential Discomfort, Constant Awareness, Life, Perception, Awareness
Jean-Paul Sartre Perfect Moments, Existential Discomfort, Constant Awareness, Life, Perception, Awareness“A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Creative Freedom, Institutional Identity, Writer’s Autonomy, Writing, Freedom, Identity
Jean-Paul Sartre Creative Freedom, Institutional Identity, Writer’s Autonomy, Writing, Freedom, Identity“God is absence. God is the solitude of man.” Jean-Paul Sartre
God, Absence, Solitude, Existential Thought, Faith, Philosophy
Jean-Paul Sartre God, Absence, Solitude, Existential Thought, Faith, Philosophy“But I must finally realize that I am subject to these sudden transformations. The thing is that I rarely think; a crowd of small metamorphoses accumulate in me without my noticing it, and then, one fine day, a veritable revolution takes place.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Sudden Transformation, Inner Revolution, Personal Growth, Metamorphosis, Self, Change
Jean-Paul Sartre Sudden Transformation, Inner Revolution, Personal Growth, Metamorphosis, Self, Change“It is certain that we cannot escape anguish, for we are anguish.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Inescapable Anguish, Existential Pain, Self Reflection, Philosophy, Emotion, Suffering
Jean-Paul Sartre Inescapable Anguish, Existential Pain, Self Reflection, Philosophy, Emotion, Suffering“I do not believe in God; his existence has been disproved by Science. But in the concentration camp, I learned to believe in men.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Existential Faith, Human Belief, Scientific Disbelief, Faith, Humanity, Survival
Jean-Paul Sartre Existential Faith, Human Belief, Scientific Disbelief, Faith, Humanity, Survival“Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Art Creation, Literary Forms, Mythical Creation, Poetry, Writing, Art
Jean-Paul Sartre Art Creation, Literary Forms, Mythical Creation, Poetry, Writing, Art“Love or hatred calls for self-surrender. He cuts a fine figure, the warm-blooded, prosperous man, solidly entrenched in his well-being, who one fine day surrenders all to love – or to hatred; himself, his house, his land, his memories.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Love Surrender, Hatred Surrender, Self-sacrifice, Love, Hatred, Self
Jean-Paul Sartre Love Surrender, Hatred Surrender, Self-sacrifice, Love, Hatred, Self“You see, I’m fond of teasing, it’s a second nature with me – and I’m used to teasing myself. Plaguing myself, if you prefer; I don’t tease nicely.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Self Humor, Teasing Behavior, Personality, Conflict, Humor
Jean-Paul Sartre Self Humor, Teasing Behavior, Personality, Conflict, Humor“To choose not to choose is still to act.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Decision-making, Existential Choice, Personal Action, Choice, Action, Freedom
Jean-Paul Sartre Decision-making, Existential Choice, Personal Action, Choice, Action, Freedom“Houses were never sanctuaries. The Gestapo often conducted their arrests between midnight and five in the morning. It appeared that at any instant the door could open, allowing a cold breath of night air to blow in, and three friendly Germans with revolvers.” Jean-Paul Sartre
War Fear, Historical Memory, Occupation Control, War, Fear, History
Jean-Paul Sartre War Fear, Historical Memory, Occupation Control, War, Fear, History“The Intellectual is someone who meddles in what does not concern him.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Intellectual Reflection, Existential Critique, Social Commentary, Intellectual, Critique, Commentary
Jean-Paul Sartre Intellectual Reflection, Existential Critique, Social Commentary, Intellectual, Critique, Commentary“A man is involved in life, leaves his impress on it, and outside of that there is nothing.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Life Impact, Personal Legacy, Existential Meaning, Life, Impact, Existence
Jean-Paul Sartre Life Impact, Personal Legacy, Existential Meaning, Life, Impact, Existence“We still have not defined the intellectual yet: all we have are technicians of practical knowledge who either accommodate themselves to their contradiction or manage to avoid suffering from it. But when one of them becomes aware of the fact that despite the universality of his work it serves only particular interests, then his awareness of this contradiction – what Hegel called an ‘unhappy consciousness’ – is precisely what characterizes him as an intellectual.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Intellectual Awareness, Knowledge Contradiction, Existential Consciousness, Knowledge, Awareness, Philosophy
Jean-Paul Sartre Intellectual Awareness, Knowledge Contradiction, Existential Consciousness, Knowledge, Awareness, Philosophy