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Things are revealed through the memories we have of them. Remembering a thing means seeing it only then for the first time.

Cesare Pavese

I spent the whole evening sitting before a mirror to keep myself company.
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Company Evening Mirror Myself
What is to come will emerge only after long suffering, long silence.
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Silence Suffering
When writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of.
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Bright Fire Ideas Poetry Production Writing
A man succeeds in completing a work only when his qualities transcend that work.
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Complete Man Success Transcendence Work
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference. Perhaps this is why we always love madly someone who treats us with indifference.
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Born Complete Mad Perfection
Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.
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Death Disturb Repose
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
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Enjoyment Life Love Pain
You don’t remember days, you remember moments.
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Day Moments Remember Yourself
Artists are the monks of the bourgeois state.
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Artist Monk State
Love is the cheapest of religions.
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Cheap Love One Liner Religion
Woman gives herself as a prize to the weak and as a prop to the strong and no man ever has what he should.
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Himself Strong Weakness Woman
But all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.
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Interest Lost Stupidity Time Wisdom
Will power is only the tensile strength of one’s own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.
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Power Single Strength Willing
You’ve got to understand life, understand it when you’re young.
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Life Understand Young Yourself
Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be “lifelong”? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?
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Love Man Operation Relationship True Wake Up
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.
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Fear Jealous Light Selfish Travel Yourself

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