"Writing is a trade ... which is learned…" — Simone de Beauvoir

"Writing is a trade ... which is learned by writing."

— Simone de Beauvoir

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206 Quotes by Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir has 206 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship,…
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.
Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human…
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the…
In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or…
Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.
In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
All oppression creates a state of war.

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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