Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale. Umberto Eco americaaustraliacaptain share on social
The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own. Umberto Eco exciteinterestletter 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
My maternal grandmother - she was a compulsive reader. She had only been through five grades of elementary school, but she was a member of the municipal library, and she brought home two or three books a week for me. They could be dime novels or Balzac. Umberto Eco balzacbookbring share on social
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 activitybreakfall Change image and share on social
You die, but most of what you have accumulated will not be lost; you are leaving a message in a bottle. Umberto Eco accumulatebottledie Change image and share on social
It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio. Umberto Eco attentiondifficultdistractedly Change image and share on social
I think of myself as a serious professor who, during the weekend, writes novels. Umberto Eco novelprofessorweekend Change image and share on social
I started to work in television for three or four years, in 1954. There was one channel of television, black and white. But it could be entertaining and educational. During the evening they showed important plays, opera or Shakespeare's tragedies. Umberto Eco blackchanneleducational share on social
One can be a great poet and be politically stupid. Umberto Eco greatpoetpolitically Change image and share on social
