#ma

The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#either #fanatic #get #himself #idea

Each concession we make is accompanied by an inner diminution of which we are not immediately conscious. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#concession #conscious #diminution #each #immediately

Imaginary pains are by far the most real we suffer, since we feel a constant need for them and invent them because there is no way of doing without them. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#constant #constant need #doing #far #feel

Isn't history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom? ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#fear #history #our #result #ultimately

Life is possible only by the deficiencies of our imagination and memory. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#imagination #life #memory #only #our

We derive our vitality from our store of madness. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#madness #our #store #vitality

We would not be interested in human beings if we did not have the hope of someday meeting someone worse off than ourselves. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#did #hope #human #human beings #interested

I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives, or serve humanity. ↗

— Sandra Cisneros

#especially #honest #humanity #i #i can

People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives, have more knowledge, more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad? ↗

— Tom Clancy

#bad #communications #ever #happier #how

When you get over the anxiety, you discover you should have been mad a long time ago. ↗

— Amy Clampitt

#anxiety #been #discover #get #long