One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love — any love — reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness. – Cesare Pavese
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. – Cesare Pavese
Will power is only the tensile strength of ones own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. – Cesare Pavese
No woman marries for money they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first. – Cesare Pavese
Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesnt mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, youve forgotten high school. – Madeleine Albright