The absurd man will not commit suicide; he wants to live, without relinquishing any of his certainty, without a future, without hope, without illusions … and without resignation either.
— Jean-Paul Sartre Modern

Existentialism

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From 'The Myth of Sisyphus' by Albert Camus (discussing Sartre's ideas)

Date / Period

1942 (Camus' work)

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Humorous

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https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/247926-the-absurd-man-will-not-commit-suicide-h…

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