Emil M. CioranBetween Ennui and Ecstasy unwinds our whole experience of time.
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Between ennui and ecstasy unwinds our whole experience of time. Ennui is boredom, or apathy. Ecstasy is intense physical pleasure. When we are bored, we feel no sense of urgency.
We are inert, like dead weight. When we are happy, all of our senses are alive with intensity. We are on fire.
Between the two extremes is the space where we live our entire lives.
Source: All Gall Is Divided: Aphorisms
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