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Quote by Cesare Pavese
One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love --

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

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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. – Cesare Pavese

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