I thought that the only action a man could perform without shame was to take his life; that he had no right to diminish himself in the succession of days and the inertic of misery. No elect, I kept telling myself, but those who committed suicide.


A Short History of Decay (1949)

Emil Cioran Quotes

I thought that the only action a man could perform without shame was to take his life; that he had no right to diminish himself in the succession of...

I thought that the only action a man could perform without shame was to take his life; that he had no right to diminish himself in the succession of...

I thought that the only action a man could perform without shame was to take his life; that he had no right to diminish himself in the succession of...

I thought that the only action a man could perform without shame was to take his life; that he had no right to diminish himself in the succession of...