Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism. His work has influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature despite attempting to refuse it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution."
Quotes
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To believe is to know you believe, and to know you believe is not to believe.
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Once freedom lights is beacon in a man's heart, the gods are powerless against him.
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Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.
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The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
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We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact.
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A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution.
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If you seek authenticity for authenticity's sake you are no longer authentic.