Existentialism Quotes

All I want to live in real for once, not just to exist.

For the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.

We seem to be reading not the poetry of a poet about things, but the poetry of things themselves. That things have their poetry, not because of what we make them symbols of, but because of their own movement and life, is what Lucretius proves once and all for mankind. …

The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.

Truth cannot be said, this is one part. The second part is: but truth can be transpired. It can be shared — not told but shared. And for that sharing the love affair of the disciple and the Master is a must; without it it is not possible.

Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection of him?

Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?