Simone de Beauvoir Quotes about Time

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Live with no time-out.

Simone de Beauvoir

Inspirational, Time, Inspiration

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

Simone de Beauvoir

Birthday, Time, Children

"'Une femme rompue' ('A Woman Destroyed')". Book by Simone de Beauvoir, 1967.

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.

Simone de Beauvoir

Time, Age, Aging

Simone de Beauvoir (1972). “La vieillesse”

For me, the problem of time is linked up with that of death, with the thought that we inevitably draw closer and closer to it, with the horror of decay.

Simone de Beauvoir

Time, Decay, Problem

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.

Simone de Beauvoir

Death, Time, Destiny

Simone de Beauvoir (1975). “The Coming of Age”

I've always been keenly aware of the passing of time. I've always thought that I was old. Even when I was twelve, I thought it was awful to be thirty. I felt that something was lost. At the same time, I was aware of what I could gain, and certain periods of my life have taught me a great deal. But, in spite of everything, I've always been haunted by the passing of time and by the fact that death keeps closing in on us.

Simone de Beauvoir

Time, Twelve, Awful