Jean-Paul Sartre: We were too light, Electra. Now our feet press down in the earth like the wheels of a cart in its groove. Come with me,

We were too light, Electra. Now our feet press down in the earth like the wheels — Jean-Paul Sartre

We were too light, Electra. Now our feet press down in the earth like the wheels of a cart in its groove. Come with me, and we will walk heavily, bending under the weight of our heavy load.

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