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

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

Simone de Beauvoir · Age

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Simone de Beauvoir

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

Friendship

Simone de Beauvoir

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.

Age

Simone de Beauvoir

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

Society

Simone de Beauvoir

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying the male's superiority.

Society