"A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams."
― Simone Weil
Topic(s):
Dreams
More From Simone Weil
- "As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles."
- "Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty."
- "Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link."
More In Dreams
- "Do It Under the Influence Yourself! That’s what we’re shooting for! Get drunk and make your dreams come true."― Aziz Ansari
- "Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true."― Paracelsus
- "Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they’re constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human."― Keira Knightley