Quotes by Beauvoir, Simone De

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete ab >>

What is an adult? A child blown up by age. >>

Buying is a profound pleasure. >>

Quotations about Marriage

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation wi >>

Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then comp >>

Two such as you with such a master speed cannot be parted nor be swept >>

The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength --each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving. It is even more deceptive to dream of gaining through the child a plenitude, a warmth, a value, which one is unable to create for oneself; the child brings joy only to the woman who is capable of disinterestedly desiring the happiness of another, to one who without being wrapped up in self seeks to transcend her own existence.

Beauvoir, Simone De