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Counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her that she is a queen.

Simone de Beauvoir

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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Acceptance Adventure End Life Myself
To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude.
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Attitude Politics
Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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Mystery Philosophy
Weakness’ is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.
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Himself Law Light Man Weakness
Man must not attempt to dispel the ambiguity of his being but, on the contrary, accept the task of realizing it.
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Acceptance Man
A man attaches himself to woman — not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
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Attachment Enjoyment Himself Man Woman
Be loved, be admired, be necessary; be somebody.
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Admire Love Necessary Self Love
The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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Oppression Philosophy Strong
Because we are separated everything separates us, even our efforts to join each other.
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Effort Separate Togetherness
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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Born Genius Impossible Oneself Presence
Every individual concerned to justify his existence feels that his existence involves an undefined need to transcend himself, to engage in freely chosen projects.
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Existence Feeling Freedom
There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
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Existence Future Justice Present
Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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Freedom Love Philosophy
Modern woman is everywhere permitted to regard her body as capital for exploitation.
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Body Herself Woman
There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.
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Place Waste
The sin of smiling whilst Louise was weeping, the sin of shedding my own tears and not hers. The sin of being another being.
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Hurt Sin Smile Tears

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