Cesare Pavese on Truth
Browse 6 quotations attributed to Cesare Pavese, catalogued under truth, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Cesare Pavese, entry #200762: "Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman."
Attributed to Cesare Pavese, entry #6155: "Narrating incredible things as though they were real—old system; narrating realities as though they were incredible—the new."
6 Quotes by Cesare Pavese on Truth
"Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman."
"Narrating incredible things as though they were real—old system; narrating realities as though they were incredible—the new."
"But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever."
"If all this were true, how easy it would be to understand people."
"The most banal thing, discovered in ourselves, becomes intensely interesting. It is no longer an abstract banality, but an amazing co-ordination between reality and our own individuality."
"Human imagination is immensely poorer than reality."