Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. Whe…

Umberto Eco
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Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means. ✨ Umberto Eco (1995). Name of the Rose, p.328, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means. ✨ Umberto Eco (1995). Name of the Rose, p.328, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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