"Woman is not a fixed reality, but a becoming."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness."

"A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, he said, for he will be going out on a day when he should not. But we do not choose the day for the sea. She chooses it for us."

"Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it."