Followers of the occult believe in only what they already know, and in those things that confirm what they have already learned.

Semiotics is a general theory of all existing languages... all forms of communication - visual, tactile, and so on... There is general semiotics, which is a philosophical approach to this field, and then there are many specific semiotics.

At most, recognizing that our history was inspired by many tales we now recognize as false should make us alert, ready to call to constantly into question the very tale we believe true, because the criterion of the wisdom of the community is based on constant awareness of the fallibility of our learning.

The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book.

Where else? I belong to a lost generation and am comfortable only in the company of others who are lost and lonely.

Any fact becomes important when it's connected to another.

I've always said that I learned the English I know through two sources -- Marvel Comics and Finnegans Wake.