And then we cowardswho loved the whisperingevening, the houses, the paths by the river, the dirty red lightsof those places, the sweetsoundless sorrow–we reached our hands outtoward the living chainin silence, but our heartstartled us with blood, and no more sweetness then, no more losing ourselveson the path by the river–no longer slaves, we knewwe were alone and alive.( Translated By Geoffrey Brock) . Cesare Pavese
It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.
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John Joseph Powell
I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.
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Lois Lowry
You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.
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Amit Ray
I thought that if I owned nothing, had nothing, was nothing, I would have nothing left to lose, and I wouldn't be scared anymore. Because my whole life I’ve been so damn scared. Scared to live because I was scared to die. But at the...
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Charlotte Eriksson
I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me.
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Charles Dickens
More Quotes By Cesare Pavese
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
We do not remember days, we remember moments.
From someone who doesn't want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette
The words that strike us are those that awake an echo in a zone we have already made our own–the place where we live–and the vibration enables us to find fresh starting points within ourselves.
No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.
