Existentialism Quote by Joseph Roth Download Open image ““What I see, what I see. What I see is the day in all its absurdity and triviality.”” — Joseph Roth ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Existentialism
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Although the noise of the chattering clientele is much more significant than the topics of their chatter, it does finally constitute that type of… — Joseph Roth Copy Share Image
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