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Italo Calvino

I detest this contemporary trend to destroy the traditional hierarchy of genres.

I detest this contemporary trend to destroy the traditional hierarchy of genres.

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These are some quotes by Italian author Italo Calvino Journalist, who lived between October 15, 1923 and September 19, 1985.

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Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.

Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.

Italo Calvino

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I write by hand, making many, many corrections. I would say I cross out more than I write. I have to hunt for words when I speak, and I have the same difficulty when writing.

I write by hand, making many, many corrections. I would say I cross out more than I write. I have to hunt for words when I speak, and I have the same difficulty when writing.

Italo Calvino

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A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people.

A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people.

Italo Calvino

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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

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I trained in every form of dance - started as a tap dancer when I was a kid, then contemporary, ballet, ballroom, everything. Russian, Swedish.

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