A writer is hoisted up onto a pedestal only to scrutinize him more closely and conclude that it was a mistake to put him up there in the first place.
Simone de BeauvoirPeople seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
Simone de BeauvoirI was very fond of Lagneauโs phrase: โI have no comfort but in my absolute despair.
Simone de BeauvoirFor me, the problem of time is linked up with that of death, with the thought that we inevitably draw closer and closer to it, with the horror of decay.
Simone de Beauvoir