At great periods you have always felt, deep within you, the temptation to commit suicide. You gave yourself to it, breached your own defenses. You were a child. The idea of suicide was a protest against life; by dying, you would escape this longing for death. - Cesare Pavese

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Cesare Pavese: "At great periods you have always felt, deep within you, the temptation to commit suicide. You gave yourself to it, breached your own defenses. You were a child. The idea of suicide was a protest against life; by dying, you would escape this longing for death."

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Against	Breached	Child	Commit
Death	Deep	Defenses	Dying
Escape	Felt	Gave	Great
Idea	Life	Longing	Periods
Protest	Suicide	Temptation	Within
Your	Yourself

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