simone weil

“ The state of conformity is an imitation of grace. ”

“ Light for the spirit and nourishment for the soul, Simone Weils work does not have to be brought 'up to date,' since it emanates from that summit of being which overhangs all times and places. ”

“ One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights. ”

“ Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word. ”

“ He who is above social life returns to it when he wishes, not so he who is below. ”

“ Camus and Simone Weil provide different routes to individual authenticity and integrity in an absurd world. ”

“ Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in the ability to choose. ”

“ You could not be born at a better period than the present when we have lost everything. ”

“ Human misery would be intolerable if it were not diluted in time. ”

“ Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer. ”