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.
CESARE PAVESEA love thought: I love you so much that I could wish I had been born your brother, or had brought you into the world myself.
More Cesare Pavese Quotes
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You cannot insult a man more atrociously than by refusing to believe he is suffering .
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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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All our “most sacred affections ” are merely prosaic habit.
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Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
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The real affliction of old age is remorse.
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Love is desire for knowledge.
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Nowadays, suicide is just a way of disappearing. It is carried out timidly, quietly, and falls flat. It is no longer an action, only a submission.
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The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
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There is no finer revenge than that which others inflict on your enemy. Moreover, it has the advantage of leaving you the role of a generous man.
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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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In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.
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The search for a new personality is futile; what is fruitful is the interest the old personality can take in new activities.
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From someone who doesn’t want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette.
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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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One must look for one thing only, to find many.
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