My thought is me: that's why I can't stop. I exist because I think … and I can't stop myself from thinking. At this very moment—it's frightful—if I exist, it is because I am horrified at existing.
— Jean-Paul Sartre Modern

Existentialism

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From 'Nausea'

Date / Period

1938

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Humorous

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https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/60590-my-thought-is-me-that-s-why-i-can-t-stop

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