She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRThe oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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If the feminine issue is so absurd, is because the male’s arrogance made it a discussion.
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To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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But it is impossible for anyone to say ‘I am sacrificing myself’ without feeling bitterness.
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If I were the earth it would disgust me, all this vermin on my back, I’d shake it off.
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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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The whole world was nothing but an exile with no hope of a return.
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Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.
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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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Be loved, be admired, be necessary; be somebody.
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One can never know oneself but only narrate oneself.
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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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Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.
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Death itself does not frighten me; it is the jump I am afraid of.
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