When you have understood that nothing is, that things do not even dese…

Emile M. Cioran
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When you have understood that nothing is, that things do not even deserve the status of appearances, you no longer need to be saved, you are saved, and miserable forever. ✨ The New Gods. Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1969.
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