The ambiguity of human existence is that we are both subject... - Simone de Beauvoir

This quote is attributed to Simone de Beauvoir.

"The ambiguity of human existence is that we are both subjects and objects in the world."

Simone de Beauvoir Philosophy

Philosopher Writer French 1908–1986

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