If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRThe 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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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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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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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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I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want this adventure that is the context of my life to go on without end.
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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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People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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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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All success cloaks a surrender.
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Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
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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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