One is not born a woman: one becomes a woman.
Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 9th January, 1908 |
| Death: | 14th April, 1986 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Novelist, Philosopher, Writer |
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