Quotes
- One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. The Second Sex
- Man defines woman not as herself but in relation to himself; she is not considered an autonomous being. The Second Sex
- He is the Subject, he is the Absolute; she is the Other. The Second Sex
- The tragedy of woman lies in the conflict between the fundamental aspirations of every subject—to assert oneself as a sovereign individual—and the demands of a situation that restricts her possibilities. The Second Sex
- I don't want to be loved out of pity; I want to be loved for real. The Woman Destroyed
- Everything I do seems pointless to me, because you no longer look at me with admiration. The Woman Destroyed
- I don't know how to live when everything I believed in is falling apart. The Woman Destroyed
- Happiness is not something given to us, but something we build ourselves. The Woman Destroyed
- I no longer recognize myself in the mirror of your eyes. The Woman Destroyed
- One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. Force of Circumstance
- Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. Force of Circumstance
- A person cannot be happy unless they consider themselves free. Force of Circumstance
- «To live is to make choices.» The Mandarins
- «Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.» The Mandarins
- «No one will save us from ourselves.» The Mandarins
- «One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.» The Mandarins
- To live is to die, and to die is to live. All Men Are Mortal
- Eternity is not endless life, but the absence of life. All Men Are Mortal
- Death gives meaning to everything we do. All Men Are Mortal
- He who cannot die cannot truly live. All Men Are Mortal
- Man is mortal, and it is this that makes his existence precious. All Men Are Mortal
- On ne naît pas femme : on le devient. A Very Easy Death
- Sa mort fut douce, mais sa vie ne l’avait pas été. A Very Easy Death
- Il n’y a pas de mort naturelle : rien de ce qui arrive à l’homme n’est jamais naturel, puisque sa présence remet en cause le monde. A Very Easy Death
- La mort de maman m’a séparée du passé, elle a rompu le fil de la continuité. A Very Easy Death
- «I can't live without you, you are my life, my soul, my joy, my pain» The Inseparables
- «I don't want to be anyone's shadow, not even yours» The Inseparables
- «You were everything in the world to me» The Inseparables
- «I didn't know it was possible to love and suffer so much» The Inseparables
- «We were inseparable because we were one soul» The Inseparables
