Hell is other people
A phrase with fresh meaning in 2020, when people all over the world are commanded by law to stay far away from each other, when the innocent presence of another human can cause your death.
The line is from Jean-Paul Sartre's 1944 play 'No Exit".
The line is from Jean-Paul Sartre's 1944 play 'No Exit".
Example:
Having been friendly and gregarious all his life, he was now forced to acknowledge that, in the present moment, hell is other people.
Having been friendly and gregarious all his life, he was now forced to acknowledge that, in the present moment, hell is other people.