Death. An instantaneous state, without past or future. Indispensable for entering eternity.
Simone WeilFor when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation.
Simone WeilIf Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.
Simone WeilDifficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.
Simone Weil