To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRYou have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.
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Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
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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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The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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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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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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One can never know oneself but only narrate oneself.
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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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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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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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A man attaches himself to woman — not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
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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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Because we are separated everything separates us, even our efforts to join each other.
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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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