“ The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running. Where it is lacking there are no real students, but only poor caricatures of apprentices who, at the end of their apprentic… Simone Weil
“ Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and Go… Simone Weil
“ Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating. Simone Weil
“ The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. Simone Weil
“ It is to the prodigals...that the memory of their Father's house comes back. If the son had lived economically he would never have thought of returning. Simone Weil
“ It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures. Simone Weil
“ There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice. Simone Weil
“ If three steps are taken without any other motive than the desire to obey God, those three steps are miraculous; they are equally so whether they take place on dry land or on water. Simone Weil
“ Those who love a cause are those who love the life which has to be led in order to serve it. 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
“ The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit. Simone Weil
“ As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles. Simone Weil
