Simone Adolphine Weil ( VAY; French: [simɔn adɔlfin vɛj]; 3 February 1909 – 24 August 1943) was a French philosopher, mystic and political activist. Despite her short life, her ideas concerning religion, spirituality, and politics have remained widely influential in contemporary philosophy.
Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.
There is no passion like that of a functionary for his function.
If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it.