Every individual concerned to justify his existence feels that his existence involves an undefined need to transcend himself, to engage in freely chosen projects.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRThe oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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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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Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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I was made for another planet altogether. I mistook the way.
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It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living.
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It is dreadful to think that behind me my own past is no longer anything but shifting darkness.
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All success cloaks a surrender.
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The body is not a thing, it is a situation: it is our grasp on the world and our sketch of our project.
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If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
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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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The whole world was nothing but an exile with no hope of a return.
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Modern woman is everywhere permitted to regard her body as capital for exploitation.
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All oppression creates a state of war. And this is no exception.
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A man attaches himself to woman — not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
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Literature takes its revenge on reality by making it the slave of fiction.
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