--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Something is beginning in order to end…" description: "\"“Something is beginning in order to end: adventure does not let itself be drawn out; it only makes sense when dead. I am drawn, irrevocably, towards th..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/jean-paul-sartre-220_adventure_something-is-beginning-in-order-to-end-a_3214784.png" --- # Something is beginning in order to end: adventure does not… ![“Something is beginning in order to end: adventure does not let itself be drawn out; it only makes sense when dead. I am drawn, irrevocably, towards this death which is perhaps mine as well. Each instant appears only as part of a sequence. I cling to each instant with all my heart: I know that it…” quote by Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/jean-paul-sartre-220_adventure_something-is-beginning-in-order-to-end-a_3214784.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/jean-paul-sartre-220_adventure_something-is-beginning-in-order-to-end-a_3214784.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/jean-paul-sartre-220_adventure_something-is-beginning-in-order-to-end-a_3214784.png) > ““Something is beginning in order to end: adventure does not let itself be drawn out; it only makes sense when dead. I am drawn, irrevocably, towards this death which is perhaps mine as well. Each instant appears only as part of a sequence. I cling to each instant with all my heart: I know that it is unique, irreplaceable -- and yet I would not raise a finger to stop it from being annihilated. This last moment I am spending -- in Berlin, in London -- in the arms of a woman casually met two days ago -- moment I love passionately, woman I may adore -- all is going to end, I know it. Soon I shall leave for another country. I shall never rediscover either this woman or this night. I grasp at each second, trying to suck it dry: nothing happens which I do not seize, which I do not fix forever in myself, nothing, neither the fugitive tenderness of those lovely eyes, nor the noises of the street, nor the false dawn of early morning: and even so the minute passes and I do not hold it back, I like to see it pass.”” [Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-paul-sartre/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Explores the tension between embracing each fleeting moment and the inevitability of death, urging full immersion in experience despite its transience. **In simple terms:** Live fully in each moment despite its end. Key Takeaway Savor each instant, accept impermanence. Themes existentialism mortality passion impermanence Mood reflective melancholic Type existential literary When to use this quote - travel - romantic encounters - artistic creation - personal reflection Key Concepts authenticity temporal consciousness love death Questions to Reflect On - What does it mean to truly live now? - How do you balance urgency with duty? 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