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By all evidence we are in the world to do nothing.
Emile M. Cioran
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I do nothing, granted. But I see the hours pass - which is better than trying to fill them.
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If I were to be totally sincere, I would say that I do not know why I live and why I do not stop living. The answer probably lies in the irrational character of life which maintains itself without reason.
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