504 Quotes by Emil Cioran

The need for novelty is the characteristic of an alienated gorilla.

Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls.

Time is heavy sometimes; imagine how heavy eternity must be.

Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment.

Were we to undertake an exhaustive self-scrutiny, disgust would paralyze us, we would be doomed to a thankless existence.

My mission is to kill time, and time’s to kill me in its turn. How comfortable one is among murderers.

Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty.

Chaos is rejecting all you have learned, chaos is being yourself.

I cannot contribute anything to this world because I only have one method: agony.