Aphorist Quotes

As an aphorist, Cioran has no rivals other than perhaps Nietzsche, and many of his philosophies are echoed by Ligotti. But Ligotti is far more disturbing than Cioran, who is actually very funny. In exploring these philosophies, nobody I've read has expressed the idea of humanity as aberration more powerfully than Cioran and Ligotti. (Thomas Ligotti)
Not to cover the subject, but to uncover and isolate a part of it ... is the aim of the aphorist. View quote
Clifton Fadiman