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Italo Calvino Quotes

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

"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

"The human race is a zone of living things that should not be limited."

Tags: Life, Growth, Freedom, Humanity, Existence

"One cannot live through a day without revealing oneself."

Tags: Personal growth, Self-discovery, Human nature, Identity, Authenticity

"Words are spades digging the cairns of those who can't speak"

Tags: Communication, Expression, Metaphor, Language, Silence

"Quick decisions are unsafe decisions"

Tags: Mindfulness, Decision making, Judgment, Consequences, Risk