Quotes from book
La Vieillesse

La Vieillesse
Simone de BeauvoirOriginal title La Vieillesse (French, 1970)
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“I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want this adventure that is the context of my life to go on without end.”

Simone de Beauvoir book La Vieillesse

Pt. 2, Ch. 2: Time, activity, history, p. 412
The Coming of Age (1970)
Source: La Vieillesse

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