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After years of practice, I can walk into a bookstore and understand its layout in a few seconds. I can glance at the spine of a book and make a good guess at its content from a number of signs.

~Umberto Eco

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It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio.

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Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.

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When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment.

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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.

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The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.

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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.

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There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past.

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Berlusconi is a genius in communication. Otherwise, he would never have become so rich.

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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Novelist

Born: January 5th, 1932

Died: February 19th, 2016

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