Quotes by italian authors

I detest this contemporary trend to destroy the traditional hierarchy of genres. Italo Calvino

Trend Destroy Hierarchy Detest Contemporary Genres Traditional

I'm afraid I don't think I really have a life on which something can be written. Italo Calvino

Life Think Something Written Afraid Which Really

What is modern art but the attempt to pinpoint vague, incorporeal, inexpressible sensations? What is modern art, I would add, but the most solemn pile of nonsense that ever appeared on Earth? Italo Calvino

Art Add Earth Solemn Would Attempt Most Pile Nonsense Inexpressible Pinpoint Modern Modern Art Sensations Appeared Ever Vague

When I'm writing a book, I prefer not to speak about it, because only when the book is finished can I try to understand what I've really done and to compare my intentions with the result. Italo Calvino

Book Writing Speak Result Try Finished About Only Because Understand Done Intentions Prefer Really Compare

I was born in Cuba, and my parents were tropical agronomists. Italo Calvino

Parents Born Tropical Cuba Were

A tale is born from an image, and the image extends and creates a network of meanings that are always equivocal. Italo Calvino

Born Network Tale Always Creates Meanings Image

New York is a fabled city, a fabulous city. Italo Calvino

City Fabulous New York New York

I spend 12 hours a day reading on most days of the year. Italo Calvino

Day Reading Year Spend Days Hours Most

I have never loved any writer as much as Hemingway. Italo Calvino

Writer Never Any Loved Much Hemingway

I write by hand, making many, many corrections. I would say I cross out more than I write. I have to hunt for words when I speak, and I have the same difficulty when writing. Italo Calvino

Writing Words Speak Difficulty Say Corrections Hunt Out Would Cross More Write Making Hand Than Same Many

Writers divide into those who write biting their nails and those who don't. Some writers write licking their finger. Italo Calvino

Those Biting Licking Some Finger Divide Write Writers Nails Who

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. Italo Calvino

Every time I've had to do journalistic investigations, I've cursed, but later I discovered that it had helped me enormously with writing fiction. It's the one thing that can save me from becoming an academic writer. Italo Calvino

I do not understand how you can associate abortion with an idea of hedonism or the good life. Italo Calvino

Life Good You Abortion Good Life Idea Understand How Associate

Most learned of the fair, most fair of the learned. Jacopo Sannazaro

Fair Most Learned

Avoiding the all-too-typical divisive trappings of a takeover and creating instead a shared transnational culture - this is one of the most important lessons learned from combining Fiat and Chrysler to create FCA. John Elkann

Culture Important Chrysler Shared Divisive Takeover Instead Combining Most Learned Fiat The Most Important Create Creating Transnational Avoiding Trappings Lessons Lessons Learned

Under our stable and committed ownership, PartnerRe will continue to develop as a leading independent global reinsurer. John Elkann

Will Ownership Our Independent Develop Leading Global Continue Committed Stable

Components are important in the evolution of cars, and there is increasing need for electronics. John Elkann

Car Important Increasing Evolution Components Electronics Need

Tiles, the best furniture, fabrics, bath fixtures, bronze - just leaf through any design magazine and you immediately understand they're all 'Made in Italy.' We have the premier opera house in the world, La Scala, and behind the Nobel given to CERN is the research of many Italians. Lapo Elkann

Best You World Made Research Design Bath Furniture Immediately Bronze Fabrics Magazine Given Through Nobel Leaf House Opera Opera House Understand Italians Italy La Any Behind Just Premier Many