"Misfortunes cannot suffice to make a fool into an intelligent man."

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Source : Cesare Pavese, Alma Elizabeth Murch (1961). “This Business of Living”, p.112, Transaction Publishers

Cesare Pavese

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“Our culture in India is not a culture where we grudge each other.”
“I'm gay. It feels so weird saying it on camera!”
“If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life”
“We are still learning how exactly the Earth reacts to increased CO2 and other greenhouse gases. We know it leads to warming seas which are melting the North and the South Poles, rising and starting to swallow entire coastal areas in the US and elsewhere, as the New York Times article documents.”

Source : "Global Warming and the Future of Humanity: An Interview With Noam Chomsky and Graciela Chichilnisky". Interview with C.J. Polychroniou, truthout.org. September 17, 2016.
“Evil almost always starts with small cruelties.”

Source : Will Schwalbe (2012). “The End of Your Life Book Club”, p.130, Vintage
“You won't learn if you think you already know everything.”
“Make me forget." A whisper, a plea. Not giving her what she wanted wasn't even an option. He switched their positions so she was under him. "Aren't you afraid I'll take advantage?" She wiped away her tears. "Please do." "Ask nice." "Why don't I make you angry instead? That gets me kissed a lot.”
“Every man's got to figure out how to get beat sometime.”

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