Quote by Italo Calvino
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to

A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. – Italo Calvino

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The struggle of literature is in fact a struggle to escape from the confines of language; it stretches out from the utmost limits of what can be said; what stirs literature is the call and attraction of what is not in the dictionary. – Italo Calvino

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The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him. – Italo Calvino

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Knowledge
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Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are as yet no words to enable us to get there. Myth is nourished by silence as well as by words. – Italo Calvino

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The alluring influences of bibliophilism, or book-loving, have silently crept into thousands of homes, whether beautiful or humble; for the library is properly regarded as one of the most important features of home as well as mental equipment. – Henry H. Harper, Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs, 1904

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I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go into the library and read a good book. – Groucho Marx

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Christie loved books… This amusement lightened many heavy hours, peopled the silent house with troops of friends, and, for a time, was the joy of her life. – Louisa May Alcott, “Servant,” Work: A Story of Experience, 1873

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Books

There is a wonder in reading Braille that the sighted will never know: to touch words and have them touch you back. – Jim Fiebig

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Books

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You can cheat on your boyfriend or girlfriend but not on your workout. – Author Unknown

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It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance. – Dalai Lama

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