If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat. Simone de Beauvoir defeatlivelong Change image and share on social
Buying is a profound pleasure. Simone de Beauvoir buypleasureprofound Change image and share on social
Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken. Simone de Beauvoir abandonbreakcaress Change image and share on social
The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them. Simone de Beauvoir dividelovemean Change image and share on social
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. Simone de Beauvoir bearwoman Change image and share on social
It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time. Simone de Beauvoir absoluteagecontrast share on social
One is not born a woman, but becomes one. Simone de Beauvoir bearwoman Change image and share on social
When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he does become inferior. Simone de Beauvoir factindividualinferior Change image and share on social
All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them. Simone de Beauvoir destroyfactidol Change image and share on social
Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself. Simone de Beauvoir allaycomplexdefend Change image and share on social
