One could only damage oneself through the harm one did to others. One could never get directly at oneself.
Jean-Paul SartreAs long as the writer cannot write for the two billion men who are hungry, he will be oppressed by a feeling of malaise.
Jean-Paul SartreSo much torture, bloodshed, deceit. You cannot make your young people practice torture twenty-four hours a day and not expect to pay a price for it.
Jean-Paul Sartre