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
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
In abortion, the person who is massacred, physically and morally, is the woman. Italo Calvino abortionmassacrmorally Change image and share on social
My university work was not central to my education. Italo Calvino centraleducationuniversity 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
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
Every time I've had to do journalistic investigations, I've cursed, but later I discovered that it had helped me enormously with writing fiction. It's the one thing that can save me from becoming an academic writer. Italo Calvino academiccursediscover share on social
The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts. Italo Calvino enlightenghosthouse Change image and share on social
What is modern art but the attempt to pinpoint vague, incorporeal, inexpressible sensations? What is modern art, I would add, but the most solemn pile of nonsense that ever appeared on Earth? Italo Calvino addappearart Change image and share on social
Politics is marginal, but literature moves along by indirection. Italo Calvino indirectionliteraturemarginal Change image and share on social
