Death makes no sense except to people who have passionately loved life…

Emile M. Cioran
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Death makes no sense except to people who have passionately loved life. How can one die without having something to part from? Detachment is a negation of both life and death. Whoever has overcome his fear of death has also triumphed over life. For life is nothing but another word for this fear. ✨ Tears and Saints. Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1937.
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