All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them. Simone de Beauvoir Read Quote
Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying the male’s superiority. Simone de Beauvoir Read Quote
Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you were nineteen. Simone de Beauvoir Read Quote
To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object. Simone de Beauvoir Read Quote
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. Simone de Beauvoir Read Quote
This has always been a man’s world, and none of the reasons that have been offered in explanation have seemed adequate. Simone de Beauvoir Read Quote
