Listening doesn't mean trying to understand. Anything, however triflin…

Umberto Eco
240 citations
Listening doesn't mean trying to understand. Anything, however trifling, may be of use one day. What matters is to know something that others don't know you know. ✨ Umberto Eco (2011). The Prague Cemetery, p.29, Random House
Truth
22

More Author Quotes

One can be a great poet and be politically stupid.
Today I realize that many recent exercises in deconstructive reading read as if inspired by my parody. This is parody's mission: it must never be afraid of going too far. If its aim is true, it simpl … ▶
I suspect that there is no serious scholar who doesn’t like to watch television. I’m just the only one who confesses. ✨ Umberto Eco, 1932-2016. Obituary by Marvin Olasky, world.wng.org. February 20, … ▶
Idiot. Above her head was the only stable point in the cosmos, the only refuge from the damnation of the panta rei, and she guessed it was the Pendulum's business. A moment later the couple went off … ▶
Monsters exist because they are part of the divine plan, and in the horrible features of those same monsters the power of the creator is revealed. ✨ Umberto Eco (1995). Name of the Rose, p.49, Hought … ▶

Listening doesn't mean trying to understand. Anything, however trifling, may be of use one day. What matters is to know something that others don't know you know. ✨ Umberto Eco (2011). The Prague Cemetery, p.29, Random House

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes