Cesare Pavese Quotes
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The real affliction of old age is remorse.
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It is stupid to grieve for the loss of a girl friend: you might never have met her, so you can do without her.
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We never remember days, only moments.
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Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.
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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.
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But all years are stupid. It's only when they're over that they become interesting.