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“A woman alone always seems a little unusual; it is not true that men respect women: they respect each other through their women—wives, mistresses, “kept” women; when masculine protection no longer extends over her, woman is disarmed before a superior caste that is aggressive, sneering, or hostile. As an “erotic perversion,”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

“Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms...”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

“Likewise, the most mediocre of males believes himself a demigod next to women.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

“...her wings are cut and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex