Italo Calvino Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: October 15, 1923 - September 19, 1985

Topics

KnowledgeWorldBetterHimForced

I like being able to go to the supermarket and go on the Tube and have an ordinary domestic life. I'd hate to have to protect myself. I'm quite lucky that I can carry on without any intrusions. I don't get given a hard time by anyone.

Jim Broadbent

LifeTimeMyselfHateI CanGo

For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.

Sidney Altman

FamilyOpportunityCanadaLandOur

Music is an escape for me.

Tom Scholz

MusicMeEscape

Another way I like to barbecue king salmon is as a whole fish stuffed, literally to the gills, with sweet onions, sliced lemons, and summer sage.

Tom Douglas

KingSweetFishSummerBarbecueWay

I think all characters are facets of the writer. In a way, they have to be if you're going to write them convincingly.

Ruth Ozeki

ThinkYouWayWriteGoingWriter

There is so much shame and guilt in our society, and I think it has deprived a lot of people from living fully. We are all facing battles... We've all had someone who has hurt us. So let's talk about it.

Mary Lambert

PeopleSocietyThinkHurtSomeone

I am a native of Taiwan, and I earned my bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University. I received my master's and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Min Kao

I AmEngineeringBachelorMaster

It's always nice when people discover I'm a normal person and not, because of my appearance, a half-crazed lunatic who may stab them with a Bic pen.

Jason Mantzoukas

PeoplePenAppearancePersonNice

For me to even be talking about bikini confidence is crazy. If you had asked me a couple of months ago, I probably would have been like, 'what are you talking about...' so it's actually huge for me to even feel okay with putting a bikini on.

Jordin Sparks

ConfidenceMeCrazyTalkingYou

The brain is hugely complicated, and because it is so complicated, it requires multidisciplinary research.

Susumu Tonegawa

ResearchBrainComplicatedBecause

You don't necessarily equate me with humor!

Sean Bean

HumorMeYouNecessarilyEquate

It's a privilege to always be able to create.

Thundercat

CreatePrivilegeAlwaysAble

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