"It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear."

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Source : "Invisible Cities". Book by Italo Calvino, ch. 9, 1974.

Italo Calvino

#Communication Quotes #Voice Quotes #Stories Quotes

“I'm not insane, sir. I have a finely calibrated sense of acceptable risk.”
“The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.”
“Friendship is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.”
“I've been really supported by my family and my wife. She really understands what I do, but it doesn't get any easier when you get away all the time and so I'm trying to find the balance.”

Source : "There's Something About Joel Plaskett". stickymagazine.com. October 11, 2013.
“Bethink you of the blessedness. Every wife is like the Mother of God and has the hope of bearing a saviour of mankind.”
“I graduated from the University of Whatever.”
“Where anti-Semitism persists, the well being of all our people is at risk.”
“You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.”

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