If I were to be totally sincere, I would say that I do not know why I …

Emile M. Cioran
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If I were to be totally sincere, I would say that I do not know why I live and why I do not stop living. The answer probably lies in the irrational character of life which maintains itself without reason. ✨ On the Heights of Despair. Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1934.
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If I were to be totally sincere, I would say that I do not know why I live and why I do not stop living. The answer probably lies in the irrational character of life which maintains itself without reason. ✨ On the Heights of Despair. Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1934.

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