"Little flashes of sun on the surface of a cold, dark sea."
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Philosopher, Writer
Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher and playwright known for his existentialist ideas, particularly in works like 'Being and Nothingness'.
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"Little flashes of sun on the surface of a cold, dark sea."
"My pessimism has never been flabby."
"I enjoy feeling fastidious and aloof. I enjoy saying no, always no, and I should be afraid of any attempt to construct a finally habitable world, because I should merely have to say - Yes; and act like other people."
"Through the lack of attaching myself to words, my thoughts remain nebulous most of the time. They sketch vague, pleasant shapes and then are swallowed up; I forget them almost immediately."