Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involve…

Simone de Beauvoir
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Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you were nineteen. ✨ Simone de Beauvoir (1968). Les belles images
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