Will power is only the tensile strength of one’s own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. — Cesare Pavese
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped. — Cesare Pavese
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world. — Cesare Pavese
If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin, what a terrifying vacuum it would be. — Cesare Pavese
One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one’s trouble does not make it any better. — Cesare Pavese
