Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.

Quote by Cesare Pavese

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The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the...

The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the...

At great periods you have always felt, deep within you, the temptation to commit suicide....

At great periods you have always felt, deep within you, the temptation to commit suicide....

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin,...

If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin,...

Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed...

Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed...

Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else's body

Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else's body

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies,...

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies,...

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

The only joy in the world is to begin

The only joy in the world is to begin

A man is never completely alone in this world. At the worst, he has the...

A man is never completely alone in this world. At the worst, he has the...

One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make...

One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make...

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in...

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in...

The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.

The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.

We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories...

We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories...

Artists are the monks of the bourgeois state.

Artists are the monks of the bourgeois state.

No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.

No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.

Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is morally desirable....

Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is morally desirable....

When I think about how good my book could be, I can hardly breathe.

When I think about how good my book could be, I can hardly breathe.

A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!

A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!