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Biography: Italo Calvino is known for his imaginative and genre-defying literatur... more Biography: Italo Calvino is known for his imaginative and genre-defying literature. A prolific Italian writer, Calvino authored works like "Invisible Cities" and "If on a winter's night a traveler," blending fantasy, fable, and philosophical musings. His storytelling prowess earned him a place among the most significant writers of the 20th century. less
"Without the expectation of betterment, life would be impossible"
Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Personal growth, Resilience, Life
"The journey of a long-distance runner"
Tags: Perseverance, Discipline, Endurance, Sports, Fitness
"Memory is redundant: it repeats signs so that the city can begin to exist"
Tags: Philosophy, Existentialism, Existence, Memory, Repetition
"A writer’s life is an experiment in biography"
Tags: Personal growth, Life, Literature, Self-reflection, Writing
"Invisible cities are a dream that rises to the sky and falls back to the earth to become solid again"
Tags: Transformation, Literature, Dreams, Imagination, Metaphor
"In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision"
Tags: Love, Relationships, Passion, Emotions, Romance
"The only truths are personal truths"
Tags: Self-awareness, Self-discovery, Inner truth, Personal truth, Personal belief
"Everything can change, but not the language that we carry inside us, like a world more exclusive and final than one's mother’s womb"
Tags: Change, Identity, Culture, Language, Heritage
"The universe will express itself as long as somebody will be able to say 'I read, therefore it writes'"
Tags: Philosophy, Creativity, Existence, Connection, Expression
"Inside every man there are two wolves battling"
Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Psychology, Metaphor, Struggle
"There is no language without deceit"
Tags: Philosophy, Perception, Human nature, Truth, Communication
"Every time I chose to act out a dream, I disfigured it, weakening the memory of another."
Tags: Reflection, Dreams, Memory, Consequences, Regret
"With cities, it is as with dreams: everything imaginable can be dreamed, but even the most unexpected dream is a rebus that conceals a desire or, its reverse, a fear."
Tags: Psychology, Dreams, Imagination, Fear, Desire
"You take delight not in a city's seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it gives to a question of yours."
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Perspective, Insight, Exploration
"The world, as seen today, is murky and subterranean."
Tags: Society, Darkness, Worldview, Hidden truths, Contemporary life
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