"To act is to anchor in an imminent future, so imminent it becomes almost tangible to act is to feel you are consubstantial with that future.“


-Emile M. Cioran

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To act is to anchor in an imminent future, so imminent it becomes almost tangible to act is to feel you are consubstantial with that future.

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