The Devil is not the Prince of Matter; the Devil is the arrogance of the spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never seized by doubt. The Devil is grim because he knows where he is going, and, in moving, he always returns whence he came.
Umberto EcoI wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this is sufficient reason to set out to tell a story.
Umberto EcoIf photography is to be likened to perception, this is not because the former is a natural process but because the latter is also coded.
Umberto Eco