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Cesare Pavese, an Italian poet, was born on September 9, 1908, and died on August 27, 1950. His poetry is deeply influenced by the Italian literary tradition and blends modernist styles.

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Famous Cesare Pavese Quotes

“Se întâmpla ca o femeie să întâlnească o epavă şi să decidă să facă din ea un bărbat sănătos. Uneori, reuşeşte. Se întâmplă ca o femeie să întâlnească un bărbat sănătos şi să decidă să facă din el o epavă. Chestia asta îi reuşeşte întotdeauna.”

Love Iubire Dragoste Femeie Bărbat

Author:Cesare Pavese

“You will be loved the day when you will be able to show your weakness without the other person using it to assert his strength.”

Love Friendship Strength Weakness Dominance

Book:Il mestiere di vivere: Diario 1935-1950

Source: Il mestiere di vivere: Diario 1935-1950

“Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be "lifelong"? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?”

Men Want Love Doe Pain Life Is Love Is Wake Up Operations Enjoyment Halfway Lifelong Anesthetics Life Is Pain

Book:This Business of Living

Source: This Business of Living

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”

Source: This Business of Living

“Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.”

Love Life Pain Success Life Is Friendship Love Is Enjoyment Anesthesia Anesthetics Pain In Life Life Is Pain

Book:This Business of Living

Source: This Business of Living

“Love is the cheapest of religions.”

Love Life Love Is

Book:This Business of Living

Source: This Business of Living

“No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.”

Love Firsts Enough Fall Money Marriage Falling In Love Clever Millionaire Cleverness Marrying Successful Marriage Marrying Him Marrying Someone

Book:This Business of Living

Source: This Business of Living

“One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love - any love - reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness.”

Love Doe Misery Oneself Vulnerability Nothingness Infatuation

Book:The Burning Brand: Diaries 1935-1950

Source: The Burning Brand: Diaries 1935-1950

About the Author

Born: September 9, 1908
Died: August 27, 1950
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 193

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This Business of LivingRelated source material

Selected Works: Translated from the Italian and with an Introd. by R. W. FlintRelated source material

Il mestiere di vivere: Diario 1935-1950Related source material

This Business of Living: Diary: 1935-1950Related source material

La casa in collinaRelated source material

The Burning Brand: Diaries 1935-1950Related source material

This Business of Living: Diaries 1935-1950Related source material

Disaffections: complete poems 1930-1950Related source material

La bella estateRelated source material

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