The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. — Umberto Eco
There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have — Umberto Eco
The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs — Umberto Eco
When men stop believing in God, it isn’t that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything. — Umberto Eco
A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and — Umberto Eco
I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to — Umberto Eco