Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.
Simone de BeauvoirThere is only one good. And that is to act according to the dictates of one's conscience.
Simone de BeauvoirI was very fond of Lagneau’s phrase: “I have no comfort but in my absolute despair.
Simone de BeauvoirTo protest in the name of morality against 'excesses' or 'abuses' is an error which hints on active complicity. There are no 'abuses' or 'excesses' here, simpily an all-pervasive system.
Simone de Beauvoir