Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.
From Umberto Eco
The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.
Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis.
Today, political events are nullified unless they're on TV.
The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
Many people who no longer go to church end up falling prey to superstition.
Beauty is boring because it is predictable.
Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.
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