Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk. - Jean-Paul Sartre

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Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.

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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.

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Pen Names: Jacques Guillemin
Alternative Names: Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre Jean Paul Sartre J.P. Sartre J.-P. Sartre Sartre

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