I take on a shape and an existence only if I first throw myself into the world by loving, by doing.
Simone de BeauvoirWhat would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
Simone de BeauvoirSince it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside --from others. We do not accept it willingly.
Simone de Beauvoir