The misfortune is that although everyone must come to [death], each ex…

Simone de Beauvoir
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The misfortune is that although everyone must come to [death], each experiences the adventure in solitude. We never left Maman during those last days... and yet we were profoundly separated from her. ✨ Simone de Beauvoir (1969). A very easy death, Penguin Books Ltd
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The misfortune is that although everyone must come to [death], each experiences the adventure in solitude. We never left Maman during those last days... and yet we were profoundly separated from her. ✨ Simone de Beauvoir (1969). A very easy death, Penguin Books Ltd

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