Phoebe Aster Skylake

“Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.”
― Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace

“An imaginary divinity has been given to man so that he may strip himself of it.”
― Simone Weil

“Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.”
― Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace

“The capacity to pay attention to an afflicted person is something very rare, very difficult; it is nearly a miracle. It is a miracle. Nearly all those who believe they have this capacity do not. Warmth, movements of the heart, and pity are not sufficient.”
― Simone Weil, Waiting for God