"We do not remember days, we remember moments."
Cesare Pavese quote Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.
Cesare Pavese quote No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.
Cesare Pavese quote The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
Cesare Pavese quote One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love - any love - reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness.
Cesare Pavese quote Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
Cesare Pavese quote Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: 'You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.'
Cesare Pavese quote Living is like working out a long addition sum, and if you make a mistake in the first two totals you will never find the right answer. It means involving oneself in a complicated chain of circumstances.
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