Family or Empire?
The Choice of a Romanian Philosopher

Emile Michel Cioran (1911-1995) is a French writer born in Romania. He is an essayist and philosopher who writes only in French/ Sophie Bassouls/Sygma/Getty Images
To found a family. I think it would have been easier for me to found an empire.
Emil Cioran (1911–95) was a Romanian and French philosopher and essayist known for his philosophical pessimism. He was one of the most acerbic authors of the twentieth century.