Italo Calvino Quotes

The public figure of the writer, the writer-character, the 'personality-cult' of the author, are all becoming for me more and more intolerable in others, and consequently in myself.

Italo Calvino

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MyselfMeOthersMoreBecoming

I guess on one hand I believe it doesn't matter if there is life after death.

Joe Morton

LifeDeathBelieveHandMatter

I am a sports fanatic and being able to perform at halftime for the fans of the Steelers and the Jets is such a thrill for me.

Joe Nichols

SportsI AmMeFansBeingThrill

You get very tired, and there was a certain amount of pain and you slow up. Your legs are so tired that you are in fact slowing. If you don't keep running, keep your blood circulating, the muscles stop pumping the blood back and you get dizzy.

Roger Bannister

PainTiredSlowYouBackStop

Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my background ideas for Norman's upbringing.

Joseph Stefano

IdeasBackgroundOfferInterested

So actually war is politically profitable, financially profitable, morally depraved.

Dennis Kucinich

WarProfitableFinanciallyMorally

Open source is a beautiful way of collaborating; but what's happening on the free Internet is more akin to the 'crowdsourcing' of journalists and other content creators by advertisers who no longer have to pay them - only the search engines that parse their articles.

Douglas Rushkoff

BeautifulFreeSearchInternetWay

'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.

Chris Cornell

MusicRockAggressiveWriteWhatever

All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn't finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.

Christian Bale

StupidBicycleLyingOldFinishUp

I didn't realise how hard it was to be a mom and keep it all together.

Brie Larson

TogetherMomHardKeepHowRealise

My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are gray faces that peer over my shoulder.

William Golding

WalkStepMeGrayOverShoulder

Hello Kitty will never speak.

Pico Iyer

SpeakWillNeverHelloKitty

I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a congress.

Peter Stone

ManLawThreeBecomeMoreUseless

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