The feminine body is expected to be flesh, but discreetly so; — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
The feminine body is expected to be flesh, but discreetly so; — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
The feminine body is expected to be flesh, but discreetly so; — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
The feminine body is expected to be flesh, but discreetly so; — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
The feminine body is expected to be flesh, but discreetly so; — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
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The feminine body is expected to be flesh, but discreetly so;

— Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
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