3 Umberto Eco Quotes on Books

Umberto Eco quotes on books

4. There are magic moments, involving great physical fatigue and intense motor excitement, that produce visions of people known in the past. As I learned later from the delightful little book of the Abbe de Bucquoy, there are also visions of books as yet unwritten.

5. Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry.

6. I started to write [The Name of the Rose] in March of 1978, moved by a seminal idea. I wanted to poison a monk.