One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRA man never begins by presenting himself as an individual of a certain sex; it goes without saying that he is a man.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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It was easier for me to think of a world without a creator than of a creator burdened with all the contradictions in the world.
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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 too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.
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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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Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.
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I enjoyed my exhaustion, though; I liked overdoing things.
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Death itself does not frighten me; it is the jump I am afraid of.
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with absolute truth.
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Weakness’ is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.
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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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Society cares about the individual only in so far as he is profitable. The young know this. Their anxiety as they enter in upon social life matches the anguish of the old as they are excluded from it.
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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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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 point out that they’re walking in shit they scream it’s you that have dirty feet.
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Sex pleasure in women is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.
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