“A decision, an action, are infallible omens of what we shall do another time, not for any vague, mystic, astrological reason but because they result from an automatic reaction that will repeat itself.”

This Business of Living (1935-1950)

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Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator 1908–1950

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“When one has made a mistake, one says. "Another time I shall know what to do," when one should say is: "I already know what I shall really do another time."”

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This Business of Living (1935-1950)

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