Cesare Pavese Quotes

The problem is not the harshness of Fate, for anything we want strongly enough we get. The trouble is rather that when we have it we grow sick of it, and then we should never blame Fate, only our own desire.

Cesare Pavese

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• Fate
• Blame
• Get
• Sick Of

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• The problem is not the harshness of Fate, for anything we want strongly enough we get. The trouble is rather that when we have it we grow sick of it, and then we should never blame Fate, only our own desire.

  

  Cesare Pavese
  • Want
  • Fate
  • Blame