Simone de Beauvoir

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.