Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes About Silence

Quotes about: Silence

• Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Silence, Consequence

• He walked on in silence, the solitary sound of his footsteps echoing in his head, as in a deserted street, at dawn. His solitude was so complete, beneath a lovely sky as mellow and serene as a good conscience, amid that busy throng, that he was amazed at his own existence; he must be somebody else's nightmare, and whoever it was would certainly awaken soon.

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Sky, Silence, Solitude

• Ha! to forget. How childish! I feel you in my bones. Your silence screams in my ears. You may nail your mouth shut, you may cut out your tongue, can you keep yourself from existing? Will you stop your thoughts.

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Cutting, Silence, Nails

  "No Exit". Play by Jean-Paul Sartre, 1944.

• Because the Nazi venom worked its way even into our thoughts, every accurate thought was a conquest; because an all-powerful police sought to force us into silence every word became as precious as a declaration of principle; because we were persecuted, each of our gestures carried the weight of a commitment.

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Powerful, Commitment, Silence

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