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Umberto Eco Quotes

Umberto Eco quotes about believe

Italian Novelist, Philosopher January 5, 1932

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Umberto Eco quote: "Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to..."
Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to enquiry(William of Baskerville) Umberto Eco
I seem to know all the cliches, but not how to put them together in a believable way. Or else these stories are terrible and grandiose precisely because all the cliches intertwine in an unrealistic way and you can't disentangle them. But when you actually live a cliche, it feels brand new, and you are unashamed. Umberto Eco
Rem tene, verba sequentur: grasp the subject, and the words will follow. This, I believe, is the opposite of what happens with poetry, which is more a case of verba tene, res sequenter: grasp the words, and the subject will follow. Umberto Eco
I don't know, maybe we're always looking for the right place, maybe it's within reach, butwe don't recognize it. Maybe to recognize it, we have to believe in it. Umberto Eco
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth. Umberto Eco
I believe that you can reach the point where there is no longer any difference between developing the habit of pretending to believe and developing the habit of believing. Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco quote: "Man's principle trait is a readiness to believe anything"
Man's principle trait is a readiness to believe anything Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco quote: "I wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this..."
I wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this is sufficient reason to set out to tell a story. Umberto Eco

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