The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it.
Simone WeilMore 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 WeilModern war appears as a struggle led by all the State apparatuses and their general staffs against all men old enough to bear arms.
Simone WeilIf you say to someone who has ears to hear: "What you are doing to me is not just," you may touch and awaken at its source the spirit of attention and love. But it is not the same with words like, "I have the right..." or "you have no right to..." They evoke a latent war and awaken the spirit of contention.
Simone Weil