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Imaginary evil is romantic and varied real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.

Simone Weil

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Simone Weil
Age: 34 †
Born: 1909
Born: February 3
Died: 1943
Died: August 24
Autobiographer
Diarist
French Resistance Fighter
Philosopher
Poet
Teacher
Trade Unionist
Translator
Writer
Paris
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Simone Adolphine Weil
Evil
Varied
Reality
Gloomy
Real
Barren
Good
Marvelous
Always
Imaginary
Romantic
Boring
Intoxicating
Happiness
Monotonous

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