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Les Belles Images

Les Belles Images
Simone de Beauvoir Original title Les Belles Images (French, 1966)
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“It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself… It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do — or don't do.”

Simone de Beauvoir book Les Belles Images

Les Belles Images (1966), Ch. 3
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