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A transposable aphorism is a malaise of the urge to be witty, or in other words, a maxim that is untroubled by the fact that the opposite of what it says is equally true so long as it appears to be funny.

~Umberto Eco

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I think of myself as a serious professor who, during the weekend, writes novels.

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Beauty is boring because it is predictable.

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At a certain moment, I decided to write a story. I had no more small children to tell them stories.

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When one starts writing a book, especially a novel, even the humblest person in the world hopes to become Homer.

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Human beings are religious animals.

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It is psychologically very hard to go through life without the justification, and the hope, provided by religion.

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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.

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I have lost the freedom of not having an opinion.

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I love the secrecy of writing fiction. When I write a novel, I don't tell anybody what I'm doing. I'm living in my private world. And it's a great sensation.

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Novelist

Born: January 5th, 1932

Died: February 19th, 2016

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