it is true that nothing is gained without something being lost: everyone knows that in fulfilling oneself one necessarily sacrifices some possibilities.

To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future.

Cooking is revolution and creation.

There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.

Two separate beings, in different circumstances, face to face in freedom and seeking justification of their existence through one another, will always live an adventure full of risk and promise." (p. 248)

Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.

It is perfectly natural for the future woman to feel indignant at the limitations posed upon her by her sex. The real question is not why she should reject them: the problem is rather to understand why she accepts them.