Book 2, "The Melodious Child Dead in Me"
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One is still what one is going to cease to be and already what one is going to become. One lives one's death, one dies one's life.
— Jean-Paul Sartre
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Jean-Paul Sartre" (Quotes, Saint Genet, Actor and Martyr (1952): Saint Genet, comédien et martyr (Saint Genet, Actor and Martyr) (1952), Gallimard)
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About Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre, was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist, and critic. He had an enduring personal relationship with fellow philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.
About Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre, was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist, and critic. He had an enduring personal relationship with fellow philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.
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