"Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me."
Polo answers: "Without stones there is no arch."


Page 82. - Invisible Cities (1972)

Italo Calvino Quotes

Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me. Polo answers: Without stones there is no arch.

Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me. Polo answers: Without stones there is no arch.

Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me. Polo answers: Without stones there is no arch.

Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me. Polo answers: Without stones there is no arch.