Something begins in order to end: an adventure doesn't let … - Jean-Paul Sartre

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Something begins in order to end: an adventure doesn't let itself be extended it achieves significance only through its death.

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

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Something begins in order to end: an adventure doesn't let itself be extended it achieves significance only through its death. - Jean-Paul Sartre

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