When one starts writing a book, especially a novel, even the humblest person in the world hopes to become Homer.
Umberto EcoAnd what would we be, we sinful creatures, without fear, perhaps the most foresighted, the most loving of the divine gifts?
Umberto EcoI believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.
Umberto EcoWe are always remaking history. Our memory is always an interpretive reconstruction of the past, so is perspective.
Umberto Eco