Quotes from book
The Words

Jean Paul SartreOriginal title Les Mots (French, 1964)

The Words is Jean-Paul Sartre's 1963 autobiography.

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“She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.”

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The Words (1964), speaking of his grandmother.

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“I confused things with their names: that is belief.”

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“I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple.”

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Source: The Words

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