One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

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.

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...

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's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,...

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...

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or...

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or...

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.

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

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

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe...

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe...

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...

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of...

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of...

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

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...

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

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...

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...

Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation.

Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.