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Umberto Eco Quotes

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth Picture Quote #1

I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth Picture Quote #1

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation Picture Quote #1

When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: They believe in everything Picture Quote #1

A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection - not an invitation for hypnosis Picture Quote #1

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In the United States, politics is a profession, whereas in Europe it is a right and a duty Picture Quote #1

Reflecting on these complex relationships between reader and story, fiction and life, can constitute a form of therapy against the sleep of reason, which generates monsters Picture Quote #1

After all, the cultivated person's first duty is to be always prepared to rewrite the encyclopedia Picture Quote #1

Fear prophets, adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them Picture Quote #1

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us Picture Quote #1

If two things don't fit, but you believe both of them, thinking that somewhere, hidden, there must be a third thing that connects them, that's credulity Picture Quote #1

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Whoever reflects on four things I would be better if he were never born: that which is above, that which is below, that which is before, that which is after Picture Quote #1

That day, I began to be incredulous. Or, rather, I regretted having been credulous. I regretted having allowed myself to be borne away by a passion of the mind. Such is credulity Picture Quote #1

This, in fact, is the power of the imagination, which, combining the memory of gold with that of the mountain, can compose the idea of a golden mountain Picture Quote #1

It was awkward, revisiting a world you have never seen before: like coming home, after a long journey, to someone else's house Picture Quote #1

Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told Picture Quote #1

Show not what has been done, but what can be. How beautiful the world would be if there were a procedure for moving through labyrinths Picture Quote #1

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I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked, because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly Picture Quote #1

But the purpose of a story is to teach and to please at once, and what it teaches is how to recognize the snares of the world Picture Quote #1

It is necessary to meditate early, and often, on the art of dying to succeed later in doing it properly just once Picture Quote #1

We can only add to the world, where we believe it ends, more parts similar to those we already know (an expanse made again and always of water and land, stars and skies) Picture Quote #1

The author should die once he has finished writing. So as not to trouble the path of the text Picture Quote #1

When the writer (or the artist in general) says he has worked without giving any thought to the rules of the process, he simply means he was working without realizing he knew the rules Picture Quote #1

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Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: you have to learn the rhythm of respiration, acquire the pace; otherwise you stop right away Picture Quote #1

Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means Picture Quote #1

True learning must not be content with ideas, which are, in fact, signs, but must discover things in their individual truth Picture Quote #1

Where else? I belong to a lost generation and am comfortable only in the company of others who are lost and lonely Picture Quote #1

Monsters exist because they are part of the divine plan, and in the horrible features of those same monsters the power of the creator is revealed Picture Quote #1

If you want to use television to teach somebody, you must first teach them how to use television Picture Quote #1

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I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth (Umberto Eco Quotes) I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed (Umberto Eco Quotes) Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth (Umberto Eco Quotes) There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation (Umberto Eco Quotes) When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: They believe in everything (Umberto Eco Quotes) A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection - not an invitation for hypnosis (Umberto Eco Quotes) In the United States, politics is a profession, whereas in Europe it is a right and a duty (Umberto Eco Quotes) Reflecting on these complex relationships between reader and story, fiction and life, can constitute a form of therapy against the sleep of reason, which generates monsters (Umberto Eco Quotes) After all, the cultivated person's first duty is to be always prepared to rewrite the encyclopedia (Umberto Eco Quotes) Fear prophets, adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them (Umberto Eco Quotes) I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us (Umberto Eco Quotes) If two things don't fit, but you believe both of them, thinking that somewhere, hidden, there must be a third thing that connects them, that's credulity (Umberto Eco Quotes) Whoever reflects on four things I would be better if he were never born: that which is above, that which is below, that which is before, that which is after (Umberto Eco Quotes) That day, I began to be incredulous. Or, rather, I regretted having been credulous. I regretted having allowed myself to be borne away by a passion of the mind. Such is credulity (Umberto Eco Quotes) This, in fact, is the power of the imagination, which, combining the memory of gold with that of the mountain, can compose the idea of a golden mountain (Umberto Eco Quotes) It was awkward, revisiting a world you have never seen before: like coming home, after a long journey, to someone else's house (Umberto Eco Quotes) Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told (Umberto Eco Quotes) Show not what has been done, but what can be. How beautiful the world would be if there were a procedure for moving through labyrinths (Umberto Eco Quotes) I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked, because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly (Umberto Eco Quotes) But the purpose of a story is to teach and to please at once, and what it teaches is how to recognize the snares of the world (Umberto Eco Quotes) It is necessary to meditate early, and often, on the art of dying to succeed later in doing it properly just once (Umberto Eco Quotes) We can only add to the world, where we believe it ends, more parts similar to those we already know (an expanse made again and always of water and land, stars and skies) (Umberto Eco Quotes) The author should die once he has finished writing. So as not to trouble the path of the text (Umberto Eco Quotes) When the writer (or the artist in general) says he has worked without giving any thought to the rules of the process, he simply means he was working without realizing he knew the rules (Umberto Eco Quotes) Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: you have to learn the rhythm of respiration, acquire the pace; otherwise you stop right away (Umberto Eco Quotes) Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means (Umberto Eco Quotes) True learning must not be content with ideas, which are, in fact, signs, but must discover things in their individual truth (Umberto Eco Quotes) Where else? I belong to a lost generation and am comfortable only in the company of others who are lost and lonely (Umberto Eco Quotes) Monsters exist because they are part of the divine plan, and in the horrible features of those same monsters the power of the creator is revealed (Umberto Eco Quotes) If you want to use television to teach somebody, you must first teach them how to use television (Umberto Eco Quotes)

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