It is a day to pay tribute to the French existentialist writer and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir! Happy Birthday!

'Everyone has his own standards.'
'Yours are astray. It's always the same with you. Out of optimism or systematic obstinacy you hide the truth from yourself and when it is forced upon you, you either collapse or else you explode.'

The Age of Discretion

P.S. I have been quoting her in my blog previously as well.