Cesare Pavese Quotes

Italy, Linguist
September 9, 1908 – August, 27, 1950.

Cesare Pavese was an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator. He is widely considered among the major authors of the 20th century in his home country.

Also known as Writer, Translator, Literary Editor, Screenwriter, Literary Critic, Journalist, Biographer

There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.

Cesare Pavese
- Life
- Bored
- Everyone
Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.

Cesare Pavese

You will hear words old and spent and useless like costumes left over from yesterday's parties.

Cesare Pavese
- Words
- Old
- Hear
To choose a hardship for ourselves is our only defense against that hardship. This is what is meant by accepting suffering. Those who, by their very nature, can suffer completely, utterly, have an advantage. That is how we can disarm the power of suffering, make it our own creation, our own choice; submit to it. A justification for suicide.

Cesare Pavese
- Choose
- Defense
- Against
Things are revealed through the memories we have of them. Remembering a thing means seeing it only then for the first time.

Cesare Pavese
- Things
- Memories
- Revealed
We never remember days, only moments.

Cesare Pavese
- Remember
- Moments
- Days