“You don't fall in love because you fall in love; you fall in love because of the need, desperate, to fall in love. when you feel that need, you have to watch your step: like having drunk a philter, the kind that makes you fall in love with the first thing you meet. It could be a duck-billed platypus.”
Foucault's Pendulum is a work of fiction that intertwines elements of mystery and historical fiction. The story revolves around a group of individuals who discover a hidden message in the works of the famous physicist and philosopher, Gaston Bachelard. This discovery leads them on a quest that spans centuries and involves secret societies and esoteric knowledge. more
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
“Nothing can shake my belief that this world is the fruit of a dark god whose shadow I extend.”
“Never affirm, always allude: allusions are made to test the spirit and probe the heart.”
“There is only one thing that you write for yourself, and that is a shopping list.”
“Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay attention to the world.”
“No 'we' should be taken for granted when the subject is looking at other people's pain.”