A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. Italo Calvino bookclassicfinish 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
My university work was not central to my education. Italo Calvino centraleducationuniversity Change image and share on social
Bringing a child into the world makes sense only if this child is wanted consciously and freely by its two parents. If it is not, then it is simply animal and criminal behavior. Italo Calvino animalbehaviorbring 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
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
I am more and more convinced that literature is made up of works, genres, schools, discussions, problems, collective work in order to solve certain problems. Italo Calvino collectiveconvincediscussion 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
I think today that politics registers very late things which society manifests through other channels, and I feel that often politics distorts and mystifies reality. Italo Calvino channeldistortfeel Change image and share on social
