What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible. Umberto Eco comprehensiblecultureinfinity Change image and share on social
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 capacitycompletelyconsume Change image and share on social
The court jester had the right to say the most outrageous things to the king. Everything was permitted during carnival, even the songs that the Roman legionnaires would sing, calling Julius Caesar 'queen,' alluding, in a very transparent way, to his real, or presumed, homosexual escapades. Umberto Eco alludecaesarcall share on social
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 bookconceptdumb share on social
Fear prophets 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 diefearmake Change image and share on social
Followers of the occult believe in only what they already know, and in those things that confirm what they have already learned. Umberto Eco confirmfollowerlearn Change image and share on social
The United States needed a civil war to unite properly. Umberto Eco civilneedproperly Change image and share on social
Narrativity presumes a special taste for plot. And this taste for plot was always very present in the Anglo-Saxon countries and that explains their high quality of detective novels. Umberto Eco anglocountrydetective Change image and share on social
The mobile phone... is a tool for those whose professions require a fast response, such as doctors or plumbers. Umberto Eco doctorfastmobile Change image and share on social
Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that. Umberto Eco churcheuropeanexcit Change image and share on social