Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRI feel something troubling inside of me which scares me, an exhausting violence. But I accept the great adventure of being me.
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Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.
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To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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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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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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Be loved, be admired, be necessary; be somebody.
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The whole world was nothing but an exile with no hope of a return.
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All oppression creates a state of war. And this is no exception.
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I was made for another planet altogether. I mistook the way.
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One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
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It is so tiring to hate someone you love.
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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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Her wings are cut and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.
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People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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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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Modern woman is everywhere permitted to regard her body as capital for exploitation.
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