“The Bouviers and the Lees alike operated within the great American tradition of immigrant ambition, which held that in making yourself anew, you had… — Alice Kaplan Copy Share Image
“With that solitude came the greatest luxuries: the time to read, the opportunity to wander, and the chance to think new thoughts.” — Alice Kaplan Copy Share Image
“Beauvoir was untouched by the criticisms; her diary was a record of one consciousness, her own: "This is what I saw and how I… — Alice Kaplan Copy Share Image
