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Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.
Cesare Pavese
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Cesare Pavese
Age: 41 †
Born: 1908
Born: September 9
Died: 1950
Died: August 27
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But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.
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Nowadays, suicide is just a way of disappearing. It is carried out timidly, quietly, and falls flat. It is no longer an action, only a submission.
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We care so little of other people than even Christianity urges us to do good for the love of God.
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