Simone de Beauvoir quote: The fear of death never left me; I couldn't get used to the thought; I would still sometimes shake and ...

The fear of death never left me; I couldn't get used to the thought; I would still sometimes shake and weep with terror. By contrast, the fact of existence here and now sometimes took on a glorious splendour.

~ Simone de Beauvoir ~

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