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Umberto Eco Quotes

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb Picture Quote #1

I don’t see the point of having 80 million people online if all they are doing in the end is talking to ghosts in the suburbs Picture Quote #1

It is sometimes hard to grasp the difference between identifying with one’s own roots, understanding people with other roots, and judging what is good or bad Picture Quote #1

Followers of the occult believe in only what they already know, and in those things that confirm what they have already learned Picture Quote #1

If somebody writes a book and doesn’t care for the survival of that book, he’s an imbecile Picture Quote #1

The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book Picture Quote #1

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The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick Picture Quote #1

The mobile phone... is a tool for those whose professions require a fast response, such as doctors or plumbers Picture Quote #1

The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature Picture Quote #1

To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout Picture Quote #1

When the poet is in love, he is incapable of writing poetry on love. He has to write when he remembers that he was in love Picture Quote #1

A transposable aphorism is a malaise of the urge to be witty, or in other words, a maxim that is untroubled by the fact that the opposite of what it says is equally true so long as it appears to be funny Picture Quote #1

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After years of practice, I can walk into a bookstore and understand its layout in a few seconds. I can glance at the spine of a book and make a good guess at its content from a number of signs Picture Quote #1

How does a person feel when looking at the sky? He thinks that he doesn’t have enough tongues to describe what he sees. Nevertheless, people have never stopping describing the sky, simply listing what they see Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to write a novel per year. I know that I need a break of one or two years. So maybe I invent some new, urgent activity so I don’t fall into the trap of starting a new novel Picture Quote #1

I love the secrecy of writing fiction. When I write a novel, I don’t tell anybody what I’m doing. I’m living in my private world. And it’s a great sensation Picture Quote #1

It is clear that when you write a story that takes place in the past, you try to show what really happened in those times. But you are always moved by the suspicion that you are also showing something about our contemporary world Picture Quote #1

Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even eliminate the mediation of parliament Picture Quote #1

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My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn’t visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books Picture Quote #1

There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven’t read, that we haven’t had the time to read Picture Quote #1

We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed Picture Quote #1

When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment Picture Quote #1

Memory is a stopgap for humans, for whom time flies and what is passed is passed Picture Quote #1

Absence is to love as wind is to fire: it extinguishes the little flame, it fans the big Picture Quote #1

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The order that our mind imagines is like a net, or like a ladder, built to attain something. But afterward you must throw the ladder away, because you discover that, even if it was useful, it was meaningless Picture Quote #1

The first quality of an honest man is contempt for religion, which would have us afraid of the most natural thing in the world, which is death; and would have us hate the one beautiful thing destiny has given us, which is life Picture Quote #1

The cultivated person’s first duty is to be always prepared to rewrite the encyclopedia Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more fleeting than external form, which withers and alters like the flowers of the field at the appearance of autumn Picture Quote #1

There are two kinds of friendship: one is genuine affection, the other is inability to refuse Picture Quote #1

Two cliches make us laugh. A hundred cliches move us. For we sense dimly that the cliches are talking among themselves, and celebrating a reunion Picture Quote #1

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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb (Umberto Eco Quotes) I don’t see the point of having 80 million people online if all they are doing in the end is talking to ghosts in the suburbs (Umberto Eco Quotes) It is sometimes hard to grasp the difference between identifying with one’s own roots, understanding people with other roots, and judging what is good or bad (Umberto Eco Quotes) Followers of the occult believe in only what they already know, and in those things that confirm what they have already learned (Umberto Eco Quotes) If somebody writes a book and doesn’t care for the survival of that book, he’s an imbecile (Umberto Eco Quotes) The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book (Umberto Eco Quotes) The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick (Umberto Eco Quotes) The mobile phone... is a tool for those whose professions require a fast response, such as doctors or plumbers (Umberto Eco Quotes) The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature (Umberto Eco Quotes) To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout (Umberto Eco Quotes) When the poet is in love, he is incapable of writing poetry on love. He has to write when he remembers that he was in love (Umberto Eco Quotes) A transposable aphorism is a malaise of the urge to be witty, or in other words, a maxim that is untroubled by the fact that the opposite of what it says is equally true so long as it appears to be funny (Umberto Eco Quotes) After years of practice, I can walk into a bookstore and understand its layout in a few seconds. I can glance at the spine of a book and make a good guess at its content from a number of signs (Umberto Eco Quotes) How does a person feel when looking at the sky? He thinks that he doesn’t have enough tongues to describe what he sees. Nevertheless, people have never stopping describing the sky, simply listing what they see (Umberto Eco Quotes) I don’t want to write a novel per year. I know that I need a break of one or two years. So maybe I invent some new, urgent activity so I don’t fall into the trap of starting a new novel (Umberto Eco Quotes) I love the secrecy of writing fiction. When I write a novel, I don’t tell anybody what I’m doing. I’m living in my private world. And it’s a great sensation (Umberto Eco Quotes) It is clear that when you write a story that takes place in the past, you try to show what really happened in those times. But you are always moved by the suspicion that you are also showing something about our contemporary world (Umberto Eco Quotes) Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even eliminate the mediation of parliament (Umberto Eco Quotes) My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn’t visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books (Umberto Eco Quotes) There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven’t read, that we haven’t had the time to read (Umberto Eco Quotes) We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed (Umberto Eco Quotes) When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment (Umberto Eco Quotes) Memory is a stopgap for humans, for whom time flies and what is passed is passed (Umberto Eco Quotes) Absence is to love as wind is to fire: it extinguishes the little flame, it fans the big (Umberto Eco Quotes) The order that our mind imagines is like a net, or like a ladder, built to attain something. But afterward you must throw the ladder away, because you discover that, even if it was useful, it was meaningless (Umberto Eco Quotes) The first quality of an honest man is contempt for religion, which would have us afraid of the most natural thing in the world, which is death; and would have us hate the one beautiful thing destiny has given us, which is life (Umberto Eco Quotes) The cultivated person’s first duty is to be always prepared to rewrite the encyclopedia (Umberto Eco Quotes) Nothing is more fleeting than external form, which withers and alters like the flowers of the field at the appearance of autumn (Umberto Eco Quotes) There are two kinds of friendship: one is genuine affection, the other is inability to refuse (Umberto Eco Quotes) Two cliches make us laugh. A hundred cliches move us. For we sense dimly that the cliches are talking among themselves, and celebrating a reunion (Umberto Eco Quotes)

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