Quotes by Eco, Umberto

There is only one thing that arouses animals more than pleasure, and t >>

There is a constant in the average American imagination and taste, for >>

The postmodern reply to the modern consists of recognizing that the pa >>

Quotations about Prophecy

The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preach >>

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; >>

Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule t >>

Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.

Eco, Umberto