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The comic is the perception of the opposite humor is the feeling of it.
Umberto Eco
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Umberto Eco
Age: 84 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 5
Died: 2016
Died: February 19
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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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The French, the Italians, the Germans, the Spanish and the English have spent centuries killing each other.
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I write stories about conspiracies and paranoid characters while I am, in fact, a very skeptical person.
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I felt no passion, no jealousy, no nostalgia. I was hollow, clear-headed, clean, and as emotionless as an aluminum pot.
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For the enemy to be recognized and feared, he has to be in your home or on your doorstep.
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Religion has nothing to do with God. It's a fundamental attitude of human beings, who ask about the origins of life and what happens after death. For many, the answer is a personal god. In my opinion, it's religion that produces God, not the other way round.
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