Italo Calvino Men Quotations

We could say, then, that man is an instrument the world employs to renew its own image constantly.

Now, the old man happened to be the Lord.

Very often the effort men put into activities that seem completely useless turns out to be extremely important in ways no one could foresee. Play has always been the mainspring of culture.

For the man who thought he was Man there is no salvation.

In politics, as in every other sphere of life, there are two important principles for a man of any sense: don't cherish too many illusions, and never stop believing that every little bit helps.

The city of cats and the city of men exist one inside the other, but they are not the same city.