The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
Cesare PaveseChildhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why childhood seems so long. Probably every period of life is multiplied by our reflections upon the next.
Cesare PaveseFrom someone who doesn't want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette
Cesare PaveseThe search for a new personality is futile; what is fruitful is the interest the old personality can take in new activities.
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