One of the benefits that oppression secures for the oppressor is that the humblest among them feels superior.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRThere is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
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That the child is the supreme aim of woman is a statement having precisely the value of an advertising slogan.
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But it is impossible for anyone to say ‘I am sacrificing myself’ without feeling bitterness.
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Her wings are cut and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.
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People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.
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Death itself does not frighten me; it is the jump I am afraid of.
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She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
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Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
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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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It is so tiring to hate someone you love.
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To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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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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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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