“To 'catch' a husband is an art; to 'hold' him is a job.”

— Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949), Bk. 2, Pt. 5, Ch. 1

About Simone de Beauvoir

1908 – 1986

French existentialist philosopher and author of "The Second Sex".

“There is an element of failure in all success.”

“I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.”

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

“The poet shall not spend his time in unneeded work.”

“A work of art is good if it has grown out of necessity.”

“Works of art express space as opportunity for movement and action.”

“For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every Art.”

“We need not be artists, but we should be able to appreciate the work of artists.”

“In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest.”