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Tonight, once more, life sinks its teeth into my heart.
Simone de Beauvoir
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Simone de Beauvoir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1908
Born: January 9
Died: 1986
Died: April 14
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Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir
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Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir
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