Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying the male's superiority.

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

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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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Buying is a profound pleasure.