Simone de Beauvoir quote: If I were to share Jaques' existence I would find it hard to hold my own against him, for already ...

If I were to share Jaques' existence I would find it hard to hold my own against him, for already I found his nihilism contagious.

~ Simone de Beauvoir ~

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