Diary entry of Friday (2 February)
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People who live in society have learned how to see themselves in mirrors as they appear to their friends. I have no friends. Is that why my flesh is so naked?
— Jean-Paul Sartre
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Jean-Paul Sartre" (Quotes, Nausea (1938): La nausΓ©e (Nausea) )
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About Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 β 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 β 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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