Simone de Beauvoir Quote

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)


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...