Quotes by Pavese, Cesare

If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling >>

Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One >>

Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: >>

Quotations about Literature

The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe >>

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someon >>

Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and t >>

Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.

Pavese, Cesare