Traveling, you realize that differences are lost: each city takes to resembling all cities, places exchange their form, order, distances, a shapeless dust cloud invades the continents. Italo Calvino citycloudcontinent Change image and share on social
A tale is born from an image, and the image extends and creates a network of meanings that are always equivocal. Italo Calvino bearcreateequivocal Change image and share on social
A classic is a book which with each rereading offers as much of a sense of discovery as the first reading. Italo Calvino bookclassicdiscovery Change image and share on social
Although I am small, ugly and dirty, I am highly ambitious, and at the slightest flattery, I immediately start to strut like a turkey. Italo Calvino ambitiousdirtyflattery Change image and share on social
I have spent more time with other people's books than with my own. I do not regret it. Italo Calvino bookpeopleregret Change image and share on social
Reading is a possession, a march toward a possession. Italo Calvino marchpossessionread Change image and share on social
The Classics are those books which constitute a treasured experience for those who have read and loved them; but they remain just as rich an experience for those who reserve the chance to read them for when they are in the best condition to enjoy them. Italo Calvino bookchanceclassic share on social
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 allybordercountry Change image and share on social
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. Italo Calvino bookclassicfinish Change image and share on social
