“Can you call yourself a coward simply because the courage of others seems to you out of proportion to the triviality of the occasion? Thus wisdom creates cowards. And thus you miss Opportunity while spending your life on the lookout for it.”
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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
“Courage is a sort of insistence on the value of life and the worth of transient things.”
“Pushing through fear was what eventually set you free.”
“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”