"Just as ecstasy purifies you of the particular……" — Emile M. Cioran
"Just as ecstasy purifies you of the particular and the contingent, leaving nothing except light and darkness, so insomnia kills off the multiplicity and diversity of the world, leaving you prey to your private obsessions."
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Emile M. Cioran
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