My university work was not central to my education. Italo Calvino centraleducationuniversity 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
Biographical data, even those recorded in the public registers, are the most private things one has, and to declare them openly is rather like facing a psychoanalyst. Italo Calvino biographicaldatumdeclare 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
A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people. Italo Calvino actbiologicalcasual Change image and share on social
Man is simply the best chance we know of that matter has had of providing itself with information about itself. Italo Calvino chanceinformationman 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
For the critic, the author does not exist; only a certain number of writings exist. Italo Calvino authorcriticexist 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
