Marcovaldo Calvino Quotes & Sayings

Can I see another's woe,
And not be in sorrow too?
Can I see another's grief,
And not seek for kind relief?
Can I see a falling tear,
And not feel my sorrow's share?
Can a father see his child
Weep, nor be with sorrow filled?
Can a mother sit and hear
An infant groan, an infant fear?
No, no! never can it be!
Never, never can it be! — William Blake

If you want something better for your life, you've got to start by believing you deserve it. — Sheryl Sorrentino

I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.' — Carly Fiorina

- Some men think because they are afraid to do.
- There is a difference between fear and caution. — George R R Martin

I have come to the conclusion that imperialism and exploitation are forms of cannibalism and, in fact, are precisely those forms of cannibalism which are most diabolical or evil. — Jack D. Forbes

Great sex and awesome food is what conquered the beast, not beauty. The key to happiness is to fuck like a porn star and cook like a five star chef. — Travis Luedke

Marcovaldo learned to pile the snow into a compact little wall. If he went on making little walls like that, he could build some street for himself alone; only he would know where these streets led, and everybody else would be lost there. He would remake the city, pile up mountains high as houses, which no one would be able to tell from real houses. But perhaps by now all the houses ha turned to snow, inside and out, a whole city of snow and with monuments and spires and trees, a city could be unmade by shovel and remade in a different way. — Italo Calvino

Why on earth would I try to escape the vile tyrant keeping me held hostage? I have no idea. — Sarah Michelle Lynch