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Umberto Eco Quotes

I suspect that there is no serious scholar who doesn't like to watch television. I'm just the only one who confesses Picture Quote #1

Yes, I know, it's not the truth, but in a great history little truths can be altered so that the greater truth emerges Picture Quote #1

Among the many certainties whose lack he complained of, one alone is present, and it is that all things appear to us as they appear to us, and it is impossible for them to appear otherwise Picture Quote #1

He had perhaps seen fifty springs and was therefore already very old, but his tireless body moved with an agility I myself often lacked Picture Quote #1

Machines, he said, are an effect of art, which is nature's ape, and they reproduce not its forms but the operation itself Picture Quote #1

The object of a desire, when desire is transformed into hope, becomes more real than reality itself Picture Quote #1

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To be intensely educated about the horror of sin and then to be conquered by it. I tell myself that it must be prohibition that kindles fantasy Picture Quote #1

He is always on the brink of suicide... because he seeks salvation through the routine formulas suggested to him by the society in which he lives Picture Quote #1

The book is like the spoon, scissors, the hammer, the wheel. once invented, it cannot be improved Picture Quote #1

We read novels because they give us the comfortable sensation of living in worlds where the notion of truth is indisputable, while the actual world seems to be a more treacherous place Picture Quote #1

They keep saying that their kingdom is not of this world, then take everything they can lay their hands on Picture Quote #1

But Paris, all in all, isn't what it used o be, ever since that pencil sharpener, the Eiffel Tower, has been sticking up in the distance, visible from every angle Picture Quote #1

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Culture isn't knowing when Napoleon died. Culture means knowing how I can find out in two minutes Picture Quote #1

The simple are meat for slaughter, to be used when they are useful in causing trouble for the opposing power, and to be sacrificed when they are no longer of use Picture Quote #1

The simple cannot choose their personal heresy, Adso; they cling to the man preaching in their land, who passes through their village or stops in their square Picture Quote #1

And what would we be, we sinful creatures, without fear, perhaps the most foresighted, the most loving of the divine gifts? Picture Quote #1

I felt no passion, no jealousy, no nostalgia. I was hollow, clear headed, clean, and as emotionless as an aluminum pot Picture Quote #1

The beauty of the universe consists not only of unity in variety, but also of variety in unity Picture Quote #1

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But if Mother Theresa went to collect all the prizes she is awarded, the death rate in Calcutta would soar Picture Quote #1

How beautiful was the spectacle of nature not yet touched by the often perverse wisdom of man! Picture Quote #1

I don't know, maybe we're always looking for the right place, maybe it's within reach, but we don't recognize it. Maybe to recognize it, we have to believe in it Picture Quote #1

Daytime sleep is like the sin of the flesh; the more you have the more you want, and yet you feel unhappy, sated and unsated at the same time Picture Quote #1

Each of us is sometimes a cretin, a fool, a moron, or a lunatic. A normal person is just a reasonable mix of these components, these four ideal types Picture Quote #1

But if there is no cosmic plan? What a mockery, to live in exile when no one sent you there. Exile from a place, moreover, that does not exist Picture Quote #1

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Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don't like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I don't like it Picture Quote #1

When a spy sells something entirely new, all he needs to do is recount something you could find in any second hand book stall Picture Quote #1

Someone said that patriotism is the last refuge of cowards; those without moral principles usually wrap a flag around themselves, and those bastards always talk about the purity of race Picture Quote #1

Libraries are fascinating places: sometimes you feel you are under the canopy of a railway station, and when you read books about exotic places there's a feeling of travelling to distant lands Picture Quote #1

But this lump does not absolve me, because I got it through heedlessness, not though courage. I run my tongue over my lip and what do I do? I write. But bad literature brings no redemption Picture Quote #1

I believe that you can reach the point where there is no longer any difference between developing the habit of pretending to believe and developing the habit of believing Picture Quote #1

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I suspect that there is no serious scholar who doesn't like to watch television. I'm just the only one who confesses (Umberto Eco Quotes) Yes, I know, it's not the truth, but in a great history little truths can be altered so that the greater truth emerges (Umberto Eco Quotes) Among the many certainties whose lack he complained of, one alone is present, and it is that all things appear to us as they appear to us, and it is impossible for them to appear otherwise (Umberto Eco Quotes) He had perhaps seen fifty springs and was therefore already very old, but his tireless body moved with an agility I myself often lacked (Umberto Eco Quotes) Machines, he said, are an effect of art, which is nature's ape, and they reproduce not its forms but the operation itself (Umberto Eco Quotes) The object of a desire, when desire is transformed into hope, becomes more real than reality itself (Umberto Eco Quotes) To be intensely educated about the horror of sin and then to be conquered by it. I tell myself that it must be prohibition that kindles fantasy (Umberto Eco Quotes) He is always on the brink of suicide... because he seeks salvation through the routine formulas suggested to him by the society in which he lives (Umberto Eco Quotes) The book is like the spoon, scissors, the hammer, the wheel. once invented, it cannot be improved (Umberto Eco Quotes) We read novels because they give us the comfortable sensation of living in worlds where the notion of truth is indisputable, while the actual world seems to be a more treacherous place (Umberto Eco Quotes) They keep saying that their kingdom is not of this world, then take everything they can lay their hands on (Umberto Eco Quotes) But Paris, all in all, isn't what it used o be, ever since that pencil sharpener, the Eiffel Tower, has been sticking up in the distance, visible from every angle (Umberto Eco Quotes) Culture isn't knowing when Napoleon died. Culture means knowing how I can find out in two minutes (Umberto Eco Quotes) The simple are meat for slaughter, to be used when they are useful in causing trouble for the opposing power, and to be sacrificed when they are no longer of use (Umberto Eco Quotes) The simple cannot choose their personal heresy, Adso; they cling to the man preaching in their land, who passes through their village or stops in their square (Umberto Eco Quotes) And what would we be, we sinful creatures, without fear, perhaps the most foresighted, the most loving of the divine gifts? (Umberto Eco Quotes) I felt no passion, no jealousy, no nostalgia. I was hollow, clear headed, clean, and as emotionless as an aluminum pot (Umberto Eco Quotes) The beauty of the universe consists not only of unity in variety, but also of variety in unity (Umberto Eco Quotes) But if Mother Theresa went to collect all the prizes she is awarded, the death rate in Calcutta would soar (Umberto Eco Quotes) How beautiful was the spectacle of nature not yet touched by the often perverse wisdom of man! (Umberto Eco Quotes) I don't know, maybe we're always looking for the right place, maybe it's within reach, but we don't recognize it. Maybe to recognize it, we have to believe in it (Umberto Eco Quotes) Daytime sleep is like the sin of the flesh; the more you have the more you want, and yet you feel unhappy, sated and unsated at the same time (Umberto Eco Quotes) Each of us is sometimes a cretin, a fool, a moron, or a lunatic. A normal person is just a reasonable mix of these components, these four ideal types (Umberto Eco Quotes) But if there is no cosmic plan? What a mockery, to live in exile when no one sent you there. Exile from a place, moreover, that does not exist (Umberto Eco Quotes) Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don't like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I don't like it (Umberto Eco Quotes) When a spy sells something entirely new, all he needs to do is recount something you could find in any second hand book stall (Umberto Eco Quotes) Someone said that patriotism is the last refuge of cowards; those without moral principles usually wrap a flag around themselves, and those bastards always talk about the purity of race (Umberto Eco Quotes) Libraries are fascinating places: sometimes you feel you are under the canopy of a railway station, and when you read books about exotic places there's a feeling of travelling to distant lands (Umberto Eco Quotes) But this lump does not absolve me, because I got it through heedlessness, not though courage. I run my tongue over my lip and what do I do? I write. But bad literature brings no redemption (Umberto Eco Quotes) I believe that you can reach the point where there is no longer any difference between developing the habit of pretending to believe and developing the habit of believing (Umberto Eco Quotes)

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