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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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Simone de Beauvoir (48)
Birth: | 9th January, 1908 |
Death: | 14th April, 1986 |
Nationality: | French |
Profession: | Novelist, Philosopher, Writer |
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