To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object. Simone de Beauvoir makeobjectoneself 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
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
The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women. Simone de Beauvoir comparedemigodfelt Change image and share on social
