Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIROne can never know oneself but only narrate oneself.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it.
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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Death itself does not frighten me; it is the jump I am afraid of.
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It is so tiring to hate someone you love.
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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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If you point out that they’re walking in shit they scream it’s you that have dirty feet.
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I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!
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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
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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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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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Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
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The whole world was nothing but an exile with no hope of a return.
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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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