Man is not only that which he conceives himself to be, but that which he wills himself to be... - Jean-Paul Sartre

Man is what he wills himself to be.

A man is what he wills himself to be.

La función del escritor consiste en obrar de modo que nadie pueda ignorar el mundo y que nadie pueda ante el mundo decirse inocente

Gesti, gesti, piccole distruzioni, che cosa significano, io ho creduto che questa fosse la libertà.

Men all alone, completely alone with horrible monstrosities, will run through the streets, pass heavily in front of me, their eyes staring, fleeing their ills yet carrying with them, open-mouthed, with their insect-tongue flapping its wings. Then I'll burst out laughing even though my body may be covered with filthy, infected scabs which blossom into flowers of flesh, violets, buttercups.