“Knowledge of the world means dissolving the solidity of the world.”
Source: Six Memos for the Next Millennium
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Famous Italo Calvino Quotes
Source: Mr. Palomar
Source: Invisible Cities
Source: Italo Calvino: Letters, 1941-1985
“It is within you that the ghosts acquire voices.”
Source: Under the Jaguar Sun
“You know that the best you can expect is to avoid the worst.”
Source: If on a winter's night a traveler
Source: Invisible Cities
Source: The Uses of Literature
“Novels as dull as dishwater, with the grease of random sentiments floating on top.”
Source: The Uses of Literature