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.

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

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

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

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:...

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 a woman, one becomes one.

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

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...

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...

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...

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...

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever...

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever...

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...

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...

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...

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Buying is a profound pleasure.