Insomnia is a vertiginous lucidity that can convert paradise itself into a place of torture. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes convert insomnia lucidity
One should live and die where one was born... I've been bored everywhere I went. What was the point of leaving Coasta Boacu? Emil Cioran bearboacubore Change image and share on social
I lost my sleep, and this is the greatest tragedy that can befall someone. It is much worse than sitting in prison. Emil Cioran badlybefallgreat Change image and share on social
I saw that philosophy had no power to make my life more bearable. Thus I lost my belief in philosophy. Emil Cioran bearablebelieflife Change image and share on social
It is tempting to think of this form of insomnia, the inability to fall asleep, as a disease of agency and control: the inability to relinquish high self-reflexive consciousness for the vulnerable, ignorant regions of slumber in which we know not what we do. Siri Hustvedt agencyasleepconsciousness share on social
In 1938, I was given a one-year teaching appointment, which was sensational for British universities. This was converted into the usual four-year contract for an Assistant Lecturer in 1939. Arthur Lewis appointmentassistantbritish Change image and share on social
For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident. Sidney Lumet accidentdirectorfilm Change image and share on social