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.
CESARE PAVESEHere’s the difficulty about suicide: it is an act of ambition that can be committed only when one has passed beyond ambition.
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It had to happen to you, to concentrate your whole life on one point, and then discover that you can do anything except live at that point.
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A man is never completely alone in this world. At the worst, he has the company of a boy, a youth, and by and by a grown man – the one he used to be.
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I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.
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The cadence of suffering has begun. Every evening at dusk, my heart constricts until night has come.
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The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.
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A corpse is what’s left after waking too often.
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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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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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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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A dream is a creation of the intelligence, the creator being present but not knowing how it will end.
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The real affliction of old age is remorse.
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There is something indecent in words .
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If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.
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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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Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
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