If somebody writes a book and doesn't care for the survival of that book, he's an imbecile.
Umberto EcoTo establish what is true is very difficult. Frequently it is easier to establish what is false. And, passing through the false, it's possible to understand something about truth.
Umberto EcoBut it has often happened that I have found the most seductive depictions of sin in the pages of those very men of incorruptible virtue who condemned their spell and their effects.
Umberto EcoAn idea you have might not be original. But by creating a novel out of that idea you can make it original.
Umberto Eco