Emil Cioran Quotes

All my life, I have lived with the feeling that I have been kept from my true place. If the expression 'metaphysical exile' had no meaning, my existence alone would afford it one.

Emil Cioran

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  Emil Cioran
  • Life
  • True
  • Feeling