Read day and night, devour books—these sleeping pills—not to know but to forget! Through books you can retrace your way back to the origins of spleen, discarding history and its illusions.
Emile M. CioranAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: romanian
- Born: April 8, 1911
- Died: June 20, 1995
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