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Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.

Cesare Pavese

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
Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.
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Discussion Logic Philosophy Woman
I thought of how many places there are in the world that belong in this way to someone, who has it in his blood beyond anyone else’s understanding.
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Blood Myself Place Thinking Understand World
Writing is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd.
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Combination Happiness Writing Yourself
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
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Drop End Life Party
We like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.
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Rest Right Work
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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Addition Complication Live Mistake Right Work
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
A man succeeds in completing a work only when his qualities transcend that work.
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Complete Man Success Transcendence Work
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
We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
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Goodness Thinking Work
What is to come will emerge only after long suffering, long silence.
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Silence Suffering
What world lies beyond that stormy sea I do not know, but every ocean has a distant shore, and I shall reach it.
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Beyond Lying Ocean Reach World
When you dream, you are an author, but you do not know how it will end.
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Author Dreams End Yourself
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
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
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Hands Mouth Ready Willing

Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.

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