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
despise plenty
Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
destiny fundamentals levels
Life is not a search for experience, but for ourselves. Having discovered our own fundamental level we realize that it conforms to our own destiny and we find peace.
fun boys remember
I've discovered nothing. but do you remember how much we talked when we were boys? We talked just for the fun of it. We knew very well it was only talk, but still we enjoyed it.
revenge men generous-man
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.
art opposites two
We want Realism's wealth of experience and Symbolism's depth of feeling. All art is a problem of balance between two opposites.
decision action reason
A decision, an action, are infallible omens of what we shall do another time, not for any vague, mystic, astrological reason but because they result from an automatic reaction that will repeat itself.
thinking ego reason-why
The only reason why we are always thinking of our own ego is that we have to live with it more continuously than with anyone else's.
forgiveness stupidity forgiving
There comes a day when, for someone who has persecuted us, we feel only indifference, a weariness at his stupidity. Then we forgive him.
love-is unhappy betrayed
The great lovers will always be unhappy, because for them love is great and so they ask of their beloved the same intensity of thought that they have for her – otherwise they feel betrayed.
grief heart night
The cadence of suffering has begun. Every evening at dusk, my heart constricts until night has come.
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.