Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.
Simone de BeauvoirTo emancipate woman is to refuse to confine her to the relations she bears to man, not to deny them to her; let her have her independent existence and she will continue nonetheless to exist for him also: mutually recognising each other as subject, each will yet remain for the other an other...when we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy that it implies, then the 'division' of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.
Simone de BeauvoirThe characteristic feature of all ethics is to consider human life as a game that can be won or lost and to teach man the means of winning.
Simone de BeauvoirMarriage is traditionally the destiny offered to women by society. Most women are married or have been, or plan to be or suffer from not being.
Simone de Beauvoir