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Jean-Paul Sartre quote about truth from Nausea (1938) - As if there could possibly be true stories; things happen one way and we tell about them in the opposite sense.

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Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre · Quotes from Nausea · Quotes about truth · Quotes about story · Quotes about contrary

“ As if there could possibly be true stories; things happen one way and we tell about them in the opposite sense. ”

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Author

Jean-Paul Sartre

Source

Nausea

Topic

truth story contrary

Date

1938

Language

English

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Translated from the French by Lloyd Alexander

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Jean-Paul Sartre quote about truth from Nausea (1938) - As if there could possibly be true stories; things happen one way and we tell about them in the opposite sense.

Jean-Paul Sartre quote about truth from Nausea (1938) - As if there could possibly be true stories; things happen one way and we tell about them in the opposite sense.