Out of all of the Spider-People, including Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy has the most over-developed sense of responsibility. - Seanan McGuire

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The immense appetite we have for biography comes from a deep-seated sense of equality.

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In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid. - Simone de Beauvoir

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As far as criticism, I don't mind critics. I mean, I wrote for 'Rolling Stone' for a hot minute. I like criticism. I enjoy criticism. The thing I don't like is cruelty for cruelty's sake. You don't have to be a jerk to say something negative. You can say something in the negative sense and have class. - Patrick Stump

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Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying. - Simone de Beauvoir

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Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. ― John Berger

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Art is an attempt to integrate evil. - Simone de Beauvoir

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If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat. - Simone de Beauvoir

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Buying is a profound pleasure. Simone de Beauvoir

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Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. Simone de Beauvoir

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