I don’t want to write a novel per year. I know that I need a break of one or two years. So maybe I invent some new, urgent activity so I don’t fall into the trap of starting a new novel. Umberto Eco Read Quote
Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even eliminate the mediation of parliament. Umberto Eco Read Quote
If somebody writes a book and doesn’t care for the survival of that book, he’s an imbecile. Umberto Eco Read Quote
Our most noted satirists are true columnists, and their opinions can be worth more than any well-documented expose. Umberto Eco Read Quote
I was a fervent Catholic, and I belonged to the national organizations, even becoming one of the national leaders, until the age of 21, 22. Umberto Eco Read Quote
Narrativity presumes a special taste for plot. And this taste for plot was always very present in the Anglo-Saxon countries and that explains their high quality of detective novels. Umberto Eco Read Quote
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 Read Quote
