Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside — from others. We do not accept it willingly.


Pt. 2, Ch. 1: The discovery and assumption of old age: the body's experience, p. 288 - The Coming of Age (1970)

Simone de Beauvoir Quotes

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside — from others. We do not...

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside — from others. We do not...

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside — from others. We do not...

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside — from others. We do not...