"A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves."

-- Simone Weil

"All sins are attempts to fill voids."

-- Simone Weil

"The world is God's language to us."

-- Simone Weil

"Beauty captivates the flesh in order to obtain permission to pass right through the soul."

-- Simone Weil

"Attachment is the greatest fabricator of illusion; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached."

-- Simone Weil