Every individual concerned to justify his existence feels that his existence involves an undefined need to transcend himself, to engage in freely chosen projects. pg. xxxiii
Simone de BeauvoirAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: french
- Born: January 9, 1908
- Died: April 14, 1986
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