“If the feminine issue is so absurd, is because the male's arrogance made it "a discussion”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
“...if he lost his way in a moment of collective hysteria, that's because the horrors of everyday life are sufficiently powerful to overwhelm all defenses, and human degeneracy is deeper than any abyss.”
― Swallows of Kabul
― Swallows of Kabul
“Americans should never come to Europe,' she said, and tried to laugh and began to cry, 'it means they never can be happy again. What's the good of an American who isn't happy? Happiness was all we had.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford and you are not that young anymore”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“Extreme seductiveness is at the boundary of horror”
― Story of the Eye
― Story of the Eye
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