Who said "The imagination is the only weapon against reality."?

This quote is attributed to Italo Calvino.

The imagination is the only weapon against reality. - Italo Calvino

"The imagination is the only weapon against reality."

Italo Calvino Imagination

Novelist Italian 1923–1985

"The city is redundant: it repeats itself so that something will stick in the mind."

"If a book exists for you, you don't have to read the book."

"The invisible city is the one that cannot be forgotten."

"Travelling, you realize that differences are lost: each city takes to resembling all cities."

"Imagination is more powerful than knowledge."

"The world is full of wonders if you know where to look."

"You have the imagination of a child, Lucy"

"The world is full of mysteries waiting to be solved."