Emil M. Cioran

"One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other."

"We are afraid of the enormity of the possible."

"If each of us were to confess his most secret desire the one that inspires all his plans all his actions he would say: 'I want to be praised.'."

"As long as one believes in philosophy, one is healthy; sickness begins when one starts to think."