“It was odd how everything had changed but was still the same. Not a single one of the old vines remained, not a single animal; what had been meadow was stubble, and what had been stubble was vineyard, people were gone, grown up, died.”
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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. more
“I’m going back to Chatty, Chatty, Chatty, going back to Chatty -- I don’t think so.”
“A mother’s love speaks in silence, yet it echoes louder than any voice on earth”
“It’s up to you. It always was. It always will be.”
“Tonight was a difficult night for me. There’s only so much I can process in one go.”
“I’m not really a believer in old times any more. In fact, tonight was all about moving on for me.”