Cioran understands the famous principle of non-contradiction not as a prohibition against contradiction, but as limitless freedom to contradict. Both intellectually and stylistically, Cioran's work is one of the most important testimonies to the understanding of the world in our time. When the pursuit of pleasure becomes a justification for thinking, this pleasure primarily lies in the language itself. Entire passages of this book read like pure poetry. The question marks remain, and the answer is left to the intellectual activity of the reader; this is precisely what makes the demanding reading an intellectual pleasure. When considering the style of our time, one inevitably wonders about the causes of its corruption. The modern artist is a loner and writes only for himself or for an audience of which he has no clear conception, as he is bound to an era.