No woman marries for money they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first. – Cesare Pavese
The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it. – Cesare Pavese
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
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity. – Cesare Pavese
I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued with Louisiana – the people, the food. It is a part of my life. Everything that has happened for me since moving here has just been icing on the cake. – Emeril Lagasse