Author: Umberto Eco

Quotes

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.

- Umberto Eco

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

- Umberto Eco

Poetry is not a matter of feelings, it is a matter of language. It is language which creates feelings.

Poetry is not a matter of feelings, it is a matter of language. It is language which creates feelings.

- Umberto Eco

I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.

I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.

- Umberto Eco

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

- Umberto Eco

Translation is the art of failure.

Translation is the art of failure.

- Umberto Eco

The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.

The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.

- Umberto Eco

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.

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.

- Umberto Eco

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.

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.

- Umberto Eco

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