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Umberto Eco quotes

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“To survive, you must tell stories.” Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before

“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum

“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means” Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

“Absence is to love as wind to fire: it extinguishes the little flame, it fans the big.” Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before

“books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told.” Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

“Fear prophets, Adso, 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, The Name of the Rose

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The Name of the Rose (3)
The Island of the Day Before (2)
Foucault's Pendulum (1)