Each time I fail to think about death, I have the impression of cheating, of deceiving someone in me.
Emile M. CioranAn aphorism? Fire without flames. Understandable that no one tries to warm himself at it.
Emile M. CioranSelf-conscious rejection of the absolute is the best way to resist God; thus illusion, the substance of life, is saved.
Emile M. CioranWhat music appeals to in us it is difficult to know; what we do know is that music reaches a zone so deep that madness itself cannot penetrate there.
Emile M. Cioran