I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

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

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

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does...

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does...

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...

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who...

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who...

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

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

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

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

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...

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

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...

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the...

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the...

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:...

I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.

I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.

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...

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.

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth...

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth...

Just remember; someone loves everything you hate about yourself.

Just remember; someone loves everything you hate about yourself.

Next time you look at someone thinking, 'I wish I was that pretty.' remember that...

Next time you look at someone thinking, 'I wish I was that pretty.' remember that...

.. almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -...

.. almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -...