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Italo Calvino Quotes

Now you mustn't think that I don't have any ideas for novels in my head. I've got ideas for ten novels in my head. But with every idea I have, I already foresee the wrong novels I would write, because I also have critical ideas in my head; I've got a full theory of the perfect novel, and that's what stumps me.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Me Ideas Think You Perfect Wrong

Even though the method of 'Harvest' was a historical novel, its intentions were that of a modern novel. I'm asking you to think about land being seized in Brazil by soya barons. It's also a novel about immigration.

Think Immigration You Harvest Land

My sense of style is an old Polo shirt, jeans and, unfortunately for the longest time, white running shoes, which was not attractive. The one thing I've learned about clothes is to ask a girl.

Girl Time Style Shoes Clothes White

Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.

Amos Bronson Alcott

Education Experience Observation More

World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.

Stephen Ambrose

War Optimism World Cold Atomic Bomb

In a way, yes, because I was starting something fresh, and it was something totally independent.

Skitch Henderson

Independent Way Starting Yes Fresh

Solving problems for users at scale ultimately results in monetization opportunities.

Opportunities Problems Results Scale

A rule against paid fast lanes would encourage additional capacity; a rule permitting paid fast lanes would simply encourage cable companies to create congested slow lanes on the Internet so they could make money by selling fast lanes to big companies.

Money Slow Internet Fast Create Big

It's kind of not about the quality of the art, as much as this is what I love doing and I'd have a worse time doing anything else. That's kind of as far as I think in terms of philosophy.

Jonny Greenwood

Love Time Art Quality Think Doing

I like Jesus, I mean, I think he was a good guy.

Good Think Mean Good Guy Guy Like

Too much collagen will damage the skin. You will get collagen overload.

You Too Much Skin Will Get Damage

I'm innocent. I've done nothing. I'm a nice guy.

Innocent Done Nice Nothing Guy

I stay out of the sun; I'm pretty fair. I don't tan - I burn, so I stay out.

Sun Burn Fair Out Tan Pretty

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