Umberto Eco OMRI (born 5 January 1932) is an Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist.
Translation is the art of failure. Use this quote
Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear. Use this quote
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. Use this quote
A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams. Use this quote
We have a limit, a very discouraging, humiliating limit: death. Use this quote
There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past. Use this quote
The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it. Use this quote
From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history. Use this quote
A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion. Use this quote
In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. Use this quote
