Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I donโt like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I donโt like it.
Umberto EcoOur most noted satirists are true columnists and their opinions can be worth more than any well-documented exposรฉ.
Umberto EcoCaptain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale.
Umberto EcoThe cultivated person's first duty is to be always prepared to rewrite the encyclopedia.
Umberto Eco