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Writing doesn't mean necessarily putting words on a sheet of paper. You can write a chapter while walking or eating.
Umberto Eco
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Umberto Eco
Age: 84 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 5
Died: 2016
Died: February 19
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Certainly, light fiction exists and encompasses mysteries or second-class romance novels, books that are read on the beach, whose only aim is to entertain. These books are not concerned with style or creativity - instead they are successful because they are repetitive and follow a template that readers enjoy.
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Beauty has never been absolute and immutable but has taken on different aspects depending on the historical period and the country
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The author should die once he has finished writing. So as not to trouble the path of the text.
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A book is a fragile creature. It suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements, clumsy hands.
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For many years I have devoted articles and essays to newspapers, from the inside. So criticism of the newspapers was a topic that I practiced for a long time.
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I love the smell of book ink in the morning.
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