Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRSome things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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I was made for another planet altogether. I mistook the way.
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She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
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People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
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If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.
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When you stubbornly give one man a chance, you arbitrarily deny it to another one.
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Sex pleasure in women is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with absolute truth.
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Man may reproach women for their dissimulation, but his complacency must be great indeed for him to be so constantly duped.
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I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
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The characteristic feature of all ethics is to consider human life as a game that can be won or lost and to teach man the means of winning.
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Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.
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You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.
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I love you, with a touch of tragedy and quite madly.
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