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The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength --each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving. It is even more deceptive to dream of gaining through the child a plenitude, a warmth, a value, which one is unable to create for oneself; the child brings joy only to the woman who is capable of disinterestedly desiring the happiness of another, to one who without being wrapped up in self seeks to transcend her own existence. (marriage)
To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job. (husbands)
Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken. (sex)
Buying is a profound pleasure. (sales)
All oppression creates a state of war. (oppression)
Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. (society)
Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap. (retirement)
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men. (arts and artists)
What is an adult? A child blown up by age. (adulthood)
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. (age and aging)
To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object. (acceptance)
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