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We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise. - Simone Weil

We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise. – Simone Weil

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An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God. – Simone Weil

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Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to love them as God does. – Simone Weil

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A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so; and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again – Simone Weil

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Santa Barbara is a paradise; Disneyland is a paradise; the U.S. is a paradise. Paradise is just paradise. Mournful, monotonous, and superficial though it may be, it is paradise. There is no other. – Jean Baudrillard

I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell. – Jean Rostand

A fools paradise is a wise mans hell! – Thomas Fuller

From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers. – Lucretius

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You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. – Elizabeth Edwards

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It takes no imagination to live within your means. – Francis Ford Coppola

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There is no aphrodisiac like innocence. – Jean Baudrillard

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