"The thing that attracted me about philosophy was that it went straight to essentials. I had never liked fiddling detail; I perceived the general signi...
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
~ Simone de Beauvoir ~
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
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"Why shouldn't a mystical theology be possible? 'I want to touch God or become God,' I declared in my journal. All through that year I abandoned myself...
"The facts of religion were convincing only to those who were already convinced.
"One night I summoned God, if He really existed, to show Himself to me. He didn't, and I never addressed another word to Him. In my heart of hearts I w...
"The fear of death never left me; I couldn't get used to the thought; I would still sometimes shake and weep with terror. By contrast, the fact of exis...
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"Regardless of the staggering dimensions of the world about us, the density of our ignorance, the risks of catastrophes to come, and our individual wea...
"Scriassine studied me in turn. "You're not so dumb, you know. Generally I dislike intelligent women, maybe because they're not intelligent enough. The...
"Taking without being taken in the anguish of becoming prey is the dangerous game of adolescent feminine sexuality.