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zoldyeck's review against another edition
3.0
NOTHING MATTERS
Everything is possible, and yet nothing is. All is permitted, and yet again, nothing. No matter which way we go, it is no better than any other. It is all the same whether you achieve something or not, have faith or not, just as it is all the same whether you cry or remain silent. There is an explanation for everything, and yet there is none. Everything is both real and unreal, normal and absurd, splendid and insipid. There is nothing worth more than anything else, nor any idea better than any other.
Why grow sad from one's sadness and delight in one's joy? What does it matter whether our tears come from pleasure or pain? Love your unhappiness and hate your happiness, mix everything up, scramble it all! Be a snowflake dancing in the air, a flower floating downstream! Have courage when you don't need to, and be a coward when you must be brave! Who knows? You may still be a winner! And if you lose, does it really matter? Is there anything to win in this world? All gain is a loss, and all loss is a gain.
Why always expect a definite stance, clear ideas, meaningful words? I feel as if I should spout fire in response to all the questions which were ever put, or not put, to me.
Excerpt From
On the Heights of Despair
E. M. Cioran
Everything is possible, and yet nothing is. All is permitted, and yet again, nothing. No matter which way we go, it is no better than any other. It is all the same whether you achieve something or not, have faith or not, just as it is all the same whether you cry or remain silent. There is an explanation for everything, and yet there is none. Everything is both real and unreal, normal and absurd, splendid and insipid. There is nothing worth more than anything else, nor any idea better than any other.
Why grow sad from one's sadness and delight in one's joy? What does it matter whether our tears come from pleasure or pain? Love your unhappiness and hate your happiness, mix everything up, scramble it all! Be a snowflake dancing in the air, a flower floating downstream! Have courage when you don't need to, and be a coward when you must be brave! Who knows? You may still be a winner! And if you lose, does it really matter? Is there anything to win in this world? All gain is a loss, and all loss is a gain.
Why always expect a definite stance, clear ideas, meaningful words? I feel as if I should spout fire in response to all the questions which were ever put, or not put, to me.
Excerpt From
On the Heights of Despair
E. M. Cioran
soforlorn's review against another edition
4.0
some great essays, some very forgettable. over-romanticized sometimes but overall it’s still really iconic to me, personally speaking.
apleiades17's review against another edition
3.0
"Simt că ar trebui să vărs foc pe gură, ca răspuns la toate întrebările ce mi s-au pus și ce nu mi s-au pus."
shadybanana's review against another edition
4.0
This man is an edge lord
I can’t say I agree with all the ideas or “obsessions” in the book
The lyrical prose is amazing and the credit goes to the translator as well
That being said there’s so many lines from this book which I feel like I’ll be taking ahead in my life for a long long time
I can’t say I agree with all the ideas or “obsessions” in the book
The lyrical prose is amazing and the credit goes to the translator as well
That being said there’s so many lines from this book which I feel like I’ll be taking ahead in my life for a long long time
joannaautumn's review against another edition
5.0
Okej, bacam se na prikupljanje još Čoranovih/Sioranovih dela. Ako je ovo prva knjiga, zanima me proces sazrevanja ovog čoveka.
josephynie's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Foarte profundă și m-a atins intru totul, însă misogina evidențiata pe la finalul carti mi a dat cel mai mare ick. Still ii iubesc modul de scriere
luotenrati's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Quite depressing. 4 stars for excellent prose.
aloyamr's review against another edition
A book and a philosopher on a sphere of their own.
Probably i should've read this when am 50 or 60 or never but canon events can't be reversed.
That said, i wanted to write a proper in depth review for this book so badly; however, the more i tried the more i got the feeling am getting way too personal for Goodreads so i decided my notes for this one shall stay sealed.
Anyway 6/5 stars
Probably i should've read this when am 50 or 60 or never but canon events can't be reversed.
That said, i wanted to write a proper in depth review for this book so badly; however, the more i tried the more i got the feeling am getting way too personal for Goodreads so i decided my notes for this one shall stay sealed.
Anyway 6/5 stars