Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous…

Simone Weil
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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 (2002). Gravity and Grace, p.70, Psychology Press
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