The step between ecstatic vision and sinful frenzy is all too brief.

Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means.

As a scholar I am interested in the philosophy of language, semiotics, call it what you want, and one of the main features of the human language is the possibility of lying.

My generation knew pretty well what happened 50 years before our birth. Now I follow all the quiz programs because they are a paramount example of the span of memory of the young generation - they are able to remember everything that happened in their life but not before.

We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.

Deciding what is being talked about is a kind of interpretive bet.

The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book.