Cesare Pavese

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Cesare Pavese (September 9, 1908 – August 27, 1950) was an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator.

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  • No woman marries for money: they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.
    • The Business of Living: Diaries 1935-50
  • The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.
    • The Burning Brand (1961)
  • We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
    • "The Burning Brand"
  • Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.
    • The Faber Book of Aphorisms

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