When you stubbornly give one man a chance, you arbitrarily deny it to another one.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRWhat would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
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One of the benefits that oppression secures for the oppressor is that the humblest among them feels superior.
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You have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes.
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To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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There is only one solution if old age is not to be an absurd parody of our former life, and that is to go on pursuing ends that give our existence a meaning.
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A man attaches himself to woman — not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
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She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
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I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want this adventure that is the context of my life to go on without end.
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There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.
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It is so tiring to hate someone you love.
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To be oneself, simply oneself, is so amazing and utterly unique an experience that it’s hard to convince oneself so singular a thing happens to everybody.
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One always has to wait until the sugar melts, the memory dies, the wound scars over, the sun sets, the unhappiness lifts and fades away.
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He reflected. ‘I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies!
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The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.
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One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius; and the feminine situation has up to the present rendered this becoming practically impossible.
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All oppression creates a state of war. And this is no exception.
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I realized that even if we went on talking till Judgment Day, I would still find the time all too short.
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I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.
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If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
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Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands – two equally harmful disciplines.
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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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Her wings are cut and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.
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Today, however, we are having a hard time living because we are so bent on outwitting death.
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That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.
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I love you, with a touch of tragedy and quite madly.
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