A Short History of Decay |
Contents
Directions for Decomposition | 1 |
The SecondHand Thinker | 93 |
Faces of Decadence | 109 |
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absolute absurd abyss action agony Angela of Foligno annihilate aspire auto-da-fé becomes beget believe blood breath carrion certitudes civilization conceive confront consciousness corruption cosmogony creatures death death rattle delirium demiurge depths desire despair disasters disease disgust divine dreams E. M. CIORAN earth ecstasy endure Ennui eternity everything exasperate exhausted existence eyes fails faith fate fear feel fervor flesh forever frenzy futile heart heaven hero hope human idea ideal illusion imagine infinity insomnia instincts invented lack Last Judgment leprosy live longer lucidity madness melancholy merely metaphysical mind mind's misery monster mysteries never night nothingness object obsession once ourselves paradise philosophy poet poetry Port-Royal predestined pride quietism Rare sensations saint salvation sanctity scorn sensation shudder sighs solitude soul sterile sublime suffering temptation Teresa of Avila things thinker thirst thoughts torment transcend truths turn unconsoled universe vague vanish victim void weary words worship