A man attaches himself to woman — not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
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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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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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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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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Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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When you stubbornly give one man a chance, you arbitrarily deny it to another one.
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Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
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She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
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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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I was made for another planet altogether. I mistook the way.
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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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Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands – two equally harmful disciplines.
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Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female — whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.
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She would never change, but one day at the touch of a fingertip she would fall to dust.
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One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
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