One can hardly tell women that washing up saucepans is their divine mission, [so] they are told that bringing up children is their divine mission. But the way things are in the world, bringing up children has a great deal in common with washing up saucepans.
Simone de BeauvoirOne's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
Simone de BeauvoirYou can't define the future. And in my opinion, you can't define the avant-garde.
Simone de Beauvoir