Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau Fate and Free Will Quotes

Never have I been so afraid of death. (11.1.41)

Rousseau doesn't often fear the unknown, but his imagination is working overtime here.

The one thing that distressed me for the future, in the close expectation of death, was the want of a literary friend. (11.2.2)

All the guy wants is a friend. Won't someone step up?

In the abyss of evil in which I am sunk I feel the weight of blows struck at me. (12.1.1)

If Rousseau's life has been a rollercoaster up until this point, get ready for Kingda Ka.