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Quote by Umberto Eco

“It was awkward, revisiting a world you have never seen before: like coming home, after a long journey, to someone else’s house.”

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Umberto Eco

Italian essayist, scholar, and critic. Umberto Eco is renowned for his unique literary style and profound academic background. His works integrate history, philosophy, literature, and semiotics, with his most famous novel being 'The Name of the Rose'. more

“You forget all of it anyway. . . You forget who was cool and who was not, who was pretty, smart, athletic, and not. . . You forget all of them. Even the ones you said you loved, and even the ones you actually did. They’re the last to go. And then once you’ve forgotten enough, you love someone else.”

Said Enough Lasts Forget Smart Forgotten Athletic Love Someone

Author:Gabrielle Zevin

“The world is full of banks and rivers running between them, of men and women crossing bridges and fords, unaware of the consequences, not looking back or beneath their feet, and with no loose change for the boatman.”

Men World Running Feet Men And Women Consequence Rivers Bridges Looking Back Crossings Loose Change

Book:The Club Dumas: A Novel

Source: The Club Dumas: A Novel

“I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten minutes.”

Used Three Week Minutes Ten Nervous Gigs Manageable

Author:Jo Brand

“You’ve just mentioned the price that has to be paid…Pride, freedom…Knowledge. Whether at the beginning or at the end, you have to pay for everything. Even courage, don’t you think? And don’t you think a lot of courage is needed to fight God?”

Thinking Ends Fighting Pay Pride Needed Paid