Two prisoners whose cells a... by Simone Weil, a French Philosopher

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“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.”

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Name: Simone Weil

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: Feb 3, 1909

Date of Death: Aug 24, 1943

Profession: Philosopher

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