No Exit Quotes

“Man is what he wills himself to be.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit and Three Other Plays

“Anyhow, isn't it better to think we've got here by
mistake?”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

“Death is supposed to transform you from a person into an idea.”
― Taylor Adams, No Exit

“The mirror's light sparks in the eyes,

And horrified, my lids drawn tight,

I step back to that realm of night

Where not a single exit lies...

(Untitled: "I pass away this life of mine...")”
― Alexander Blok, Silver Age of Russian Culture

“When I can't see myself I begin to wonder if I really and truly exist. I pat myself just to make sure, but it doesn't help much.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit and Three Other Plays

“To forget about the others? How utterly absurd! I feel you there, in every pore. Your silence clamors in my ears. You can nail up your mouth, cut your tongue out - but you can't prevent your being there.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit and Three Other Plays

“I've dropped out of their hearts like a little sparrow fallen from its nest.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit and Three Other Plays

“Bullshit!” Thor shouted at the stage, causing the actor playing Estelle to look at the audience. Thor added, “Just leave. Be done with this nightmare of a play! Goddamn cowards!”
― Dylan Callens, Operation Cosmic Teapot

“I prefer to choose my hell; I prefer to look you in the eyes and fight it out face to face.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre