“If we want a love which will protect the soul from wounds we must love something other than God.”
Simone Weil (1909–1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist
Source: Simone Weil : An Anthology (1986), Love (1947), p. 62
“Why is it that loving something provides such little protection from betrayal?”
Source: Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
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