Carlo Collodi
1826 - 1890
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Biography
Carlo Collodi, born in 1826 in Italy, was an Italian writer best known for creating the iconic character Pinocchio. Initially a journalist and political satirist, Collodi gained worldwide acclaim for his children's book 'The Adventures of Pinocchio', first published in 1883. The story of the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy has been adapted into numerous films, plays, and TV series, becoming a timeless classic of children's literature.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
The fairy is all that was good, sweet, and lovely in the world.
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There are people who do not wish to live by themselves, and who have not strength or courage to be anything but puppets, simply because they are the puppets of the bad fairy.
3
Love is the most general of all the passions, the abstract of the affections.
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It's quite true; for I must let you know that among the sweet, generous, noble beings God has given to earth, there are also base, malignant, rascally, and facinorous scoundrels.
5
It suffices to make an evildoer guilty of his actions, to punish and reprimand him. This is correct, but it is useless if one does not prevent the commission of the foul deed.