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

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

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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...

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.

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...

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...

It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above...

It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...