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The Surrogate Mother

by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author)

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Samantha’s Quotes

“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.”
― Simone de Beauvoir

tags: beauty, body-image, diet-industry, eating-disorders, self-esteem, weight

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“Sauver quelque chose du temps où l'on ne sera plus jamais.”
― Annie Ernaux, Les Années

tags: memento-mori, memory, time

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“N’avez-vous pas dû en conclure que, née pour venger mon sexe & maîtriser le vôtre, j’avais su me créer des moyens inconnus jusqu’à moi?”
― Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les liaisons dangereuses

tags: dominatrix, femme-fatale, les-liaisons-dangereuses, marquise-de-merteuil

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“J'accepte la grande aventure d'être moi”
― Simone de Beauvoir

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“No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.”
― Simone de Beauvoir , The Second Sex

tags: feminism

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