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I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!

Simone de Beauvoir

Literature takes its revenge on reality by making it the slave of fiction.
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Literature Reality Revenge Slave
The sin of smiling whilst Louise was weeping, the sin of shedding my own tears and not hers. The sin of being another being.
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Hurt Sin Smile Tears
Every individual concerned to justify his existence feels that his existence involves an undefined need to transcend himself, to engage in freely chosen projects.
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Existence Feeling Freedom
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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Compassion Friendship Life Love Oneself Value
Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.
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Ability Inspirational Worth
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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Knowledge Live Ourselves Reason Strength
The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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Oppression Philosophy Strong
A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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Myself Poet Taste Writing
He reflected. ‘I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies!
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Different Himself Lie People Reflection
Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands – two equally harmful disciplines.
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Discipline Man Woman
A man attaches himself to woman — not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
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Attachment Enjoyment Himself Man Woman
If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.
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Expression Female Genius History
Man must not attempt to dispel the ambiguity of his being but, on the contrary, accept the task of realizing it.
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Acceptance Man
When someone you love dies you pay for the sin of outliving her with a thousand piercing regrets.
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Death Love Pay Regret Sin Yourself
When you stubbornly give one man a chance, you arbitrarily deny it to another one.
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Man Philosophy
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
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Born Oneself Woman

I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!

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