I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRThe oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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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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That the child is the supreme aim of woman is a statement having precisely the value of an advertising slogan.
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Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.
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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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To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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If you point out that they’re walking in shit they scream it’s you that have dirty feet.
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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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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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It is so tiring to hate someone you love.
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Counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her that she is a queen.
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Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
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To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.
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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth – and truth rewarded me.
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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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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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