Umberto Eco + Star Wars

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True learning must not be content with ideas, which are, in fact, signs, but must discover things in their individual truth.

Umberto Eco

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Monsters exist because they are part of the divine plan, and in the horrible features of those same monsters the power of the creator is revealed.

The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco

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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.

The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco

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Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry.

The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco

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Love is wiser than wisdom.

The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco

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There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past.

Umberto Eco

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The concept of ugliness, as U. Eco so graphically proves in his impressive historical-theoretical research, may be linked to fear, anxiety, racial prejudice, humour, cruelty, existential anguish, etc.

Villains in Our Mind: a Psychological Approach to Literary and Filmic Villainy, by Enrique Camara Arenas

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When one starts writing a book, especially a novel, even the humblest person in the world hopes to become Homer.

Umberto Eco

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There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven't read, that we haven't had the time to read.

Umberto Eco

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As a scholar I am interested in the philosophy of language, semiotics, call it what you want, and one of the main features of the human language is the possibility of lying.

Umberto Eco

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Human beings are religious animals.

Umberto Eco

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Political satire is a serious thing. In democratic newspapers throughout the world there are daily cartoons that often are not even funny, as is the case especially in many English-language newspapers. Instead, they contain a political message, and the artist takes full responsibility.

Umberto Eco

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I write what I write.

Umberto Eco

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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

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When the poet is in love, he is incapable of writing poetry on love. He has to write when he remembers that he was in love.

Umberto Eco

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In all democracies there are unelected institutions, such as the Queen of England, and the American supreme court.  No one defines them as non-democratic.

Umberto Eco

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Because of lies, we can produce and invent a possible world.

Umberto Eco