A madman's ravings are absurd in relation to the situation in which he finds himself, but not in relation to his madness.
("Nausea")
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The vegetation has crawled mile for mile towards the towns. It is waiting. When the town dies, the Vegetation will invade it, it will clamber over the stones, it will grip them, search them, burst them open with its long black pincers; it will bind the holes and hang its green paws everywhere.Jean-Paul Sartre
Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
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Like all dreamers I confuse disenchantment with truth.
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