An exotic birthplace on its own is not informative of anything. Italo Calvino birthplaceexoticinformative Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a book, I prefer not to speak about it, because only when the book is finished can I try to understand what I've really done and to compare my intentions with the result. Italo Calvino bookcomparefinish Change image and share on social
Personally, I believe in fiction because the stories I like are those with a beginning and an end. Italo Calvino beginendfiction Change image and share on social
My stories are full of facts; they have a beginning and an end. For that reason, they will never... occupy a place in contemporary literature. Italo Calvino begincontemporaryend Change image and share on social
I have never loved any writer as much as Hemingway. Italo Calvino hemingwaylovewriter Change image and share on social
How much energy is wasted in Italy in trying to write the novel that obeys all the rules. The energy might have been useful to provide us with more modest, more genuine things, that had less pretensions: short stories, memoirs, notes, testimonials, or at any rate, books that are open, without a preconceived plan. Italo Calvino bookenergygenuine share on social
Turin is a city which entices a writer towards vigor, linearity, style. It encourages logic, and through logic it opens the way towards madness. Italo Calvino cityencourageentice Change image and share on social
I'm a Communist, fully convinced and dedicated to my cause. Italo Calvino communistconvincededicate Change image and share on social
Politics is marginal, but literature moves along by indirection. Italo Calvino indirectionliteraturemarginal Change image and share on social
I write... sonnets... and writing sonnets is boring. You have to find rhymes; you have to write hendecasyllables; so after a while, I get bored and my drawer is overflowing with unfinished short poems. Italo Calvino boredrawerfind share on social