These worthy schoolteachers were not overburdened with diplomas, but as far as devotion and morality were concerned, they were second to none; they wore plum-colored silk blouses that caressed my cheeks when they pressed me to their bosoms.
Simone De Beauvoir quote The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.
Simone De Beauvoir quote That a whole part of the middle class detests me... is utterly normal. I would be troubled if the contrary were true.
Simone De Beauvoir quote Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.
Simone De Beauvoir quote Since 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 quote Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.
Simone De Beauvoir quote Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap.
Simone De Beauvoir quote 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.
Simone De Beauvoir quote Biography
French novelist and feminist, 1908-86
