Patrick Süskind: Existence

Patrick Süskind is German writer and screenwriter. Explore interesting quotes on existence.
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“He realized that all his life he had been a nobody to everyone. What he now felt was the fear of his own oblivion. It was as though he did not exist.”

Patrick Süskind

Source: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Life , Fear

“He had withdrawn solely for his own personal pleasure, only to be near to himself. No longer distracted by anything external, he basked in his own existence and found it splendid.”

Patrick Süskind

Source: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Pleasure , Personality

“It was good, really, that this external world still existed, if only as a place of refuge.”

Patrick Süskind

Source: Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer

World

“How quickly the apparently solidly laid foundation of one's existence could crumble.”

Patrick Süskind book The Pigeon

Source: The Pigeon