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The obsession with suicide is characteristic of the man who can neither live nor die, and whose attention never swerves
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"The obsession with suicide is characteristic of the man who can neither live nor die, and whose attention never swerves from this double impossibility"

- Emile M. Cioran

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This quote by Emile M. Cioran speaks with the concept of an individual who is stuck in a state of limbo between life and death. This individual is so taken in by the idea of suicide that it ends up being a fascination. This fixation is an outcome of the individual's inability to decide in between life and death. They are not able to move forward in either direction, and so their attention is constantly drawn to this double impossibility. This quote talks to the idea of being stuck in a state of indecision, and the effects of being not able to decide. It also speaks to the concept of being so consumed by a single thought that it becomes a fixation. This quote is a tip that often it is required to make a decision, even if it is a difficult one, in order to progress.

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Emile M. Cioran This quote is written / told by Emile M. Cioran between April 8, 1911 and June 21, 1995. He was a famous Philosopher from Romania. The author also have 73 other quotes.

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