We were two of a kind, and our relationship would endure as long as we did: but it could not make up entirely for the fleeting riches to be had from encounters with different people.


On her relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre, as quoted in "Did Simone de Beauvoir's open 'marriage' make her happy?" by Lisa Appignanesi, in The Guardian (9 June 2005)


We were two of a kind, and our relationship would endure as long as we did: but it could not make up entirely for the fleeting riches to be had from...

We were two of a kind, and our relationship would endure as long as we did: but it could not make up entirely for the fleeting riches to be had from...

We were two of a kind, and our relationship would endure as long as we did: but it could not make up entirely for the fleeting riches to be had from...

We were two of a kind, and our relationship would endure as long as we did: but it could not make up entirely for the fleeting riches to be had from...