I think there is an enormous diference between speaking and writing. One rereads what one writes. But one might read it slowly or quickly. In other words, you do not know how long you will have to spend deliberating over a sentence. ... But if I listen to a tape recorder, the listening time is determined by the speed at which the tape turns and not by my own needs.
Jean-Paul SartreDon't you feel the same way? When I cannot see myself, even though I touch myself, I wonder if I really exist.
Jean-Paul SartreConsciousness is a being the nature of which is to be conscious of the nothingness of its being.
Jean-Paul Sartre