There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation.
Umberto EcoEntering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: You have to learn the rhythms of respiration - acquire the pace. Otherwise you stop right away.
Umberto EcoI don't know, maybe we're always looking for the right place, maybe it's within reach, but we don't recognize it. Maybe to recognize it, we have to believe in it.
Umberto Eco