I don't believe chance can play a role in my literature. Italo Calvino chanceliteratureplay Change image and share on social
Nature in America does not arouse powerful emotions in me. Italo Calvino americaarouseemotion Change image and share on social
I was born in Cuba, and my parents were tropical agronomists. Italo Calvino agronomistbearcuba Change image and share on social
I do not have any political commitments anymore. I'm politically a total agnostic; I'm one of the few writers in Italy who refuses to be identified with a specific political party. Italo Calvino agnosticanymorecommitment 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
The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him. Italo Calvino attractattractionconcern 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
The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins. Italo Calvino bearbegincatalogue Change image and share on social
If the reader looks, I think he will find plenty of moral and political ideas in my stories. Italo Calvino findideamoral Change image and share on social
I write... sonnets... and writing sonnets is boring. You have to find rhymes; you have to write hendecasyllables; so after a while, I get bored and my drawer is overflowing with unfinished short poems. Italo Calvino boredrawerfind share on social
