Every morning I tell myself, 'Today has to be productive' - and then something happens that prevents me from writing. Italo Calvino morningpreventproductive Change image and share on social
I do not understand how you can associate abortion with an idea of hedonism or the good life. Italo Calvino abortionassociategood Change image and share on social
I'm only a novelist on occasion. Many of my books are made up of brief texts collected together, short stories, or else they are books that have an overall structure but are composed of various texts. Italo Calvino bookcollectcompose Change image and share on social
Rarely does an interviewer ask questions you did not expect. I have given a lot of interviews, and I have concluded that the questions always look alike. I could always give the same answers. Italo Calvino alikeanswerconclude Change image and share on social
Now you mustn't think that I don't have any ideas for novels in my head. I've got ideas for ten novels in my head. But with every idea I have, I already foresee the wrong novels I would write, because I also have critical ideas in my head; I've got a full theory of the perfect novel, and that's what stumps me. Italo Calvino criticalforeseefull share on social
In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision. Italo Calvino gluttonylovematter Change image and share on social
In abortion, the person who is massacred, physically and morally, is the woman. Italo Calvino abortionmassacrmorally Change image and share on social
I'm afraid I don't think I really have a life on which something can be written. Italo Calvino afraidlifewrite Change image and share on social
What Romantic terminology called genius or talent or inspiration is nothing other than finding the right road empirically, following one's nose, taking shortcuts. Italo Calvino callempiricallyfind Change image and share on social
I feel so at home in New York that I don't have the urge to write about it. Italo Calvino feelhomeurge Change image and share on social