The wise man does not discriminate; he gathers all the shreds of light, from wherever they may come.

To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout.

There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past.

People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged.

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.

One can be a great poet and be politically stupid.

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.