Beauvoir was so close to Frère Raymond

“Beauvoir left their home wanting to call his wife and tell her how much he loved her, and then tell her what he believed…

— Louise Penny

“Where other women ... were lovely, Annie Gamache was alive. Late, too late, Jean Guy Beauvoir had come to appreciate how very important it…

— Louise Penny

“Despite himself, Beauvoir laughed. "There is strong shadow where there is much light." ... But most he loved a happy human face.”

— Louise Penny

“The validity of the cook's work is to be found only in the mouths of those at her table; she needs their approbation, demands…

— Simone de Beauvoir

“I would have liked to have given a frank and balanced account of my own sexuality ... because it is not just a personal…

— Hazel Rowley

“Vodou isn’t like that,” Beauvoir said. “It isn’t concerned with notions of salvation and transcendence. What it’s about is getting things done.”

— William Gibson

“«No hay que creer en el Príncipe Azul. Los hombres no son más que unos pobres seres.» No parecerían enanos si no se les…

— Simone de Beauvoir

“Beauvoir lent Maheu a recent English novel she had enjoyed, The Green Hat , by Michael Arlen. She admired its independent heroine, Iris Storm.…

— Hazel Rowley

“One thing is certain: When the time has come, nothing which is man made will subsist. One day, all human accomplishments will be reduced…

— Alice von Hildebrand

We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were…

— Jack Adams

I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run…

— Harbhajan Singh

I'm quite close with my family, especially my twin sister, and it's always hard to leave her.

— Eliza Scanlen

Everything I write is highly personal, but put in such a way that it's not dropping everything in someone's lap. Although sometimes I think…

— Jane Siberry

“His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why…

— Banks