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"Books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told."

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MORE QUOTES BY Umberto Eco

“The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else”

Umberto Eco

“The belief in a single truth is the root cause for all evil in the world.”

“The name of the rose is a mere symptom of our nostalgia for a time when names meant something.”

“When one loses a sense of fundamental dignity, one is appalled by vanity in others.”

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