Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life. – Simone Weil
Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. – Simone Weil
Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life. – Simone Weil
Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. – Simone Weil
A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams. – Simone Weil
When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder. – Simone Weil