Maxioms by Simone De Beauvoir
To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.
To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed read more
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men.
It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the read more
It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do --or don't do.
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.
Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but read more
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.
