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 WeilThose who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.
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 WeilTo want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life.
Simone WeilYou could not be born at a better period than the present, when we have lost everything.
Simone WeilWhen a man's life is destroyed or damaged by some wound or privation of soul or body, which is due to other men's actions or negligence, it is not only his sensibility that suffers but also his aspiration toward the good. Therefore there has been sacrilege towards that which is sacred in him.
Simone Weil