Cesare Pavese
Cesare Pavese
Cesare Pavesewas an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator. He is widely considered among the major authors of the 20th century in his home country...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth9 September 1908
CountryItaly
writing talking two
Writing is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd.
reality prison
Reality is a prison, where one vegetates and always will...
hate hatred body
Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else's body.
life time party
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
thinking deeds good-deeds
We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
depression gauges looks
The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it.
reflection maturity long
Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why childhood seems so long. Probably every period of life is multiplied by our reflections upon the next.
men practice fool
The man of action is not the headstrong fool who rushes into danger with no thought for himself, but the man who puts into practice the things he knows.
destiny way mess
Don't you know that what happens to you once always happens again? You always react in the same way to the same thing. It's no accident when you make a mess. Then you do it again. It's called destiny.
destiny hard-times captains
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.
dark night old-wounds
The face of the night will be an old wound that reopens each evening, impassive and living. The distant silence will ache like a soul, mute, in the dark. We'll speak to the night as it's whispering softly.
children doe realizing
One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make it any better.
bored mercy
There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.
destiny want cigarette
From someone who doesn't want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette