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.

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

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If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

It is easier to think of the world without a creator than of a creator...

It is easier to think of the world without a creator than of a creator...

Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a...

Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a...

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with...

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with...

However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be...

However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be...

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this...

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this...

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable...

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable...

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old...

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old...

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if...

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if...

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from...

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from...

The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.

The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.

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

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

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition:...

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition:...

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he...

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he...

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons that have been...

This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons that have been...