Simone de Beauvoir

There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.

There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.

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.

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the read more

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over, day after day.

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.

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.