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Words are “loaded pistols.”
[Les mots sont des « pistolets chargés ».]
Source:
(Philosophical Library, ed. 1949), Chapter I. Writitng, Page 24
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Book:
What Is Literature?
Writer:
Jean-Paul Sartre
Genre:
Philosophy, Essays
Published:
1947
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