Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (1908–86,) commonly known as Simone de Beauvoir, was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist. She did not consider herself a philosopher but she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory. Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biographies, an autobiography and monographs on philosophy, politics and social issues. She is best known for her novels, including She Came to Stay and The Mandarins, as well as her 1949 treatise The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women’s oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism.
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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth ? and truth rewarded me.
—Simone de Beauvoir
To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
—Simone de Beauvoir
Topics: Jobs, Marriage
In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
—Simone de Beauvoir
It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living.
—Simone de Beauvoir
The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength-each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving.
—Simone de Beauvoir
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