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Say Quotes by Emile M. Cioran
- Write books only if you are going to say in them the things you would never dare confide to anyone.
- If each of us were to confess his most secret desire, the one that inspires all his plans, all his actions, he would say: "I…
- The fear of your own solitude, of its vast surface and its infinity… Remorse is the voice of solitude. And what does this whispering voice…
- Every word affords me pain. Yet how sweet it would be if I could hear what the flowers have to say about death!
- It is an understatement to say that in this society injustices abound: In truth it is itself the quintessence of injustice.
- Suffering makes you live time in detail, moment after moment. Which is to say that it exists for you: over the others, the ones who…
- It is enough for me to hear someone talk sincerely about ideals, about the future, about philosophy, to hear him say “we" with a certain…
- 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.…
- At this very moment, I am suffering—as we say in French, j’ai mal. This event, crucial for me, is nonexistent, even inconceivable for anyone else,…
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- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
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- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being… — Neil Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to… — Darren Aronofsky
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash