Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but peop…

Simone Weil
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Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. ✨ Simone Weil (2009). Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals), p.36, Routledge
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