Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication. – Simone Weil
A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war. – Simone Weil
Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication. – Simone Weil
A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war. – Simone Weil
The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation, when in reality they should be an object of contemplation. – Simone Weil
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. – Simone Weil