E. M. Cioran: Having always lived in fear of being suprised by the worst, I have tried in every c...

Oh, how absolutely typical of your species! You don't understand something so you become fearful.

Trelane, "The Squire of Gothos," stardate 2124.5.

Having always lived in fear of being suprised by the worst, I have tried in every circumstance to get a head start, flinging myself into misfortune long before it occurred.

E.M. Cioran

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