“ The world is the closed door. It is a barrier. And at the same time it is the way through.

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but it is also their means of communication. … Every separation is a link. ” — Simone Weil

“ We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them. ” — Simone Weil

“ Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility. ” — Simone Weil