Quote by: Jean-Paul Sartre

It is the reflection of my face. Often in these lost days I study it: I can understand nothing of this face. The faces of others have some sense, some direction. Not mine. I cannot even decide whether it is handsome or ugly. I think it is ugly because I have been told so. But it doesn't strike me. At heart, I am even shocked that anyone can attribute qualities of this kind to it, as if you called a clod of earth or a block of stone beautiful or ugly.


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Author Bio


  • NameJean-Paul Sartre
  • DescriptionFrench existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic
  • AliasesJean-Paul Sartre; Jean Paul Sartre
  • BornJune 21, 1905
  • DiedApril 15, 1980
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Philosopher; Writer; Novelist; Screenwriter; Political Activist; Biographer; Literary Critic; Autobiographer
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature