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Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.

Cesare Pavese

The cadence of suffering has begun. Every evening at dusk, my heart constricts until night has come.
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Beginning Heart Night Suffering
From someone who doesn’t want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette.
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Acceptance Destiny Share Yourself
You cannot insult a man more atrociously than by refusing to believe he is suffering .
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Insult Man Refusal Suffering Yourself
The whole problem of life, then, is this: how to break out of one’s own loneliness, how to communicate with others.
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Break Communication Life Lonely Problem
For women, history does not exist. Murasaki, Sappho, and Madame Lafayette might be their own contemporaries.
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Contemporary Existence History Woman
The act the act must not be a revenge. It must be a calm, weary renunciation, a closing of accounts, a private, rhythmic deed. The last remark.
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Account Act Private Remark Revenge Yourself
We care so little of other people than even Christianity urges us to do good for the love of God.
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Care God Love People Religion
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
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Hands Mouth Ready Willing
Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.
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Death Furious Health Man Point Yourself
No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.
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Goodness Reason Suicide
A man succeeds in completing a work only when his qualities transcend that work.
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Complete Man Success Transcendence Work
Love is desire for knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge Love One Liner
Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.
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Occupation Patient Terrible
But here’s the worst part: the trick to life lies in hiding from those we hold most dear how much they mean to is; if not, we’d lose them.
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Hide Life Lose People Trick Worst
Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
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Money Oneself
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

Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.

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