"Man is defined as a being who chooses himself."

"The great advantage of the present-day bourgeoisie is to possess no moral, no ideal, no religion, no God, no sacred values."

"The truth is that the problem of women is not a problem of women, but a problem of humanity."

"I am going to die, and I will not be able to write anymore. This is a very serious problem."

"I am awfully greedy; I want everything from life. I want to be a woman and to be a man, to have many friends and to have loneliness, to work much and write good books, to travel and enjoy myself, to b…"