I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.Foucault's Pendulum, 1988
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Umberto Eco (1932–2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, and semiotician. He is best known for his novel "The Name of the Rose," which combines historical fiction, semiotics, and medieval studies, making him a prominent figure in the world of literature.
1932–2016·lived 84 years
I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.Foucault's Pendulum, 1988
Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.Between La Mancha and Babel, 1997
The library is a great tool for cultivating humility.Vegetal and Mineral Memory: The Future of Books, delivered at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2003
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.Foucault's Pendulum, 1988
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