Quotes by Eco, Umberto

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

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

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

Quotations about Humor

Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of ord >>

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, pleas >>

The right honorable gentlemen is indebted to his memory for his jokes >>

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

Eco, Umberto