A Quote by Emil Cioran
I lost my sleep, and this is the greatest tragedy that can befall someone. It is much worse than sitting in prison.
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There are worse things than having behaved foolishly in public. There are worse things than these miniature betrayals, committed or endured or suspected; there are worse things than not being able to sleep for thinking about them. It is 5 a.m. All the worse things come stalking in and stand icily about the bed looking worse and worse and worse.
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