We are a pluralist civilisation because we allow mosques to be built in our countries, and we are not going to stop simply because Christian missionaries are thrown into prison in Kabul. If we did so, we too would become Taliban.
Umberto EcoIf somebody writes a book and doesn't care for the survival of that book, he's an imbecile.
Umberto EcoAbsence is to love as wind is to fire: it extinguishes the little flame, it fans the big.
Umberto Eco