Cesare Pavese Quotes


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?


Citations

Pavese, Cesare. This Business of Living: Diaries 1935-1950. Translated by A. E. Murch, Peter Owen, 1961.

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Cesare Pavese
Cesare Pavese
  • Born: September 9, 1908
  • Died: August 27, 1950
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Novelist, Poet, Short Story Writer, Translator, Literary Critic, Essayist

Cesare Pavese was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist