“I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: life
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No one is more arrogant toward women,
“No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: women
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Representation of the world, like the world
“Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: men
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In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as
“In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Art is an attempt to integrate evil.
“Art is an attempt to integrate evil.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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I tore myself away from the safe
“I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth – and truth rewarded me.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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All oppression creates a state of war.
“All oppression creates a state of war.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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I wish that every human life might
“I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: freedom
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What is an adult? A child blown
“What is an adult? A child blown up by age.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: age
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Representation of the world, like the world
“Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
Author: Simone de Beauvoir
Category: truth
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Society cares for the individual only so
“Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
Author: Simone de Beauvoir
Category: society
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