The monkish vows keep us far from that sink of vice that is the female body, but often they bring us close to other errors. Can I finally hide from myself the fact that even today my old age is still stirred by the noonday demon when my eyes, in choir, happen to linger on the beardless face of a novice, pure and fresh as a maidens?
Umberto EcoBeauty has never been absolute and immutable but has taken on different aspects depending on the historical period and the country
Umberto EcoAn idea you have might not be original. But by creating a novel out of that idea you can make it original.
Umberto Eco