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Jean-Paul Sartre Quote

“Karsky: I met your father last week. Are you still interested in hearing how he is doing?
Hugo: No.
Karsky: It is very probable that you will be responsible for his death.
Hugo: It is virtually certain that he is responsible for my life. We are even.”
―Jean-Paul Sartre

Source/Notes:
Act 4, sc. 4 - Dirty Hands (1948)

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Karsky: I met your father last week. Are you still interested in hearing how he is doing?
Hugo: No.
Karsky: It is very probable that you will be responsible for his death.
Hugo: It is virtually certain that he is responsible for my life. We are even. - Jean-Paul Sartre

More Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

“If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.”
―Jean-Paul Sartre

Source/Notes:
Essays in Aesthetics by Jean-Paul Sartre (Open Road Media, 2012) - ISBN: 9781453228562

“Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.”
―Jean-Paul Sartre

“I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.”
―Jean-Paul Sartre

Source/Notes:
Electra to her brother Orestes, Act 2 - The Flies (1943)

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Jean-Paul Sartre

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Born: June 21, 1905

Died: April 15, 1980 (aged 74)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Philosopher

Bio: Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism, and one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy and Marxism.

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