Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

Quote by Umberto Eco

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The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology,...

The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology,...

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who...

In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who...

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but...

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but...

But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a...

But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a...

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but...

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but...

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the...

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the...

I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing...

I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing...

Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and you're not...

Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and you're not...

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma...

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma...

The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.

The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest...

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest...

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma...

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma...

Translation is the art of failure.

Translation is the art of failure.

When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they...

When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they...

Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they...

Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they...

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up...

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up...