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

Quote by Umberto Eco

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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents,...

A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...