Quote by Umberto Eco
There are no stories without meaning. And I am one of those men wh

There are no stories without meaning. And I am one of those men who can find it even when others fail to see it. Afterwards the story becomes the book of the living, like a blaring trumpet that raises from the tomb those who have been dust for centuries…. – Umberto Eco

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In the United States theres a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. – Umberto Eco

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Success
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From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history. – Umberto Eco

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History
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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion. – Umberto Eco

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Stories differ from advice in that, once you get them, they become a fabric of your whole soul. That is why they heal you. – Alice Walker

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Storytelling is our oldest form of remembering the promises we have made to one another and to our various gods, and the promises given in return; it is a way of recording our human emotions and desires and taboos. – Jane Yolen

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If you dont know the trees you may be lost in the forest, but if you dont know the stories you may be lost in life. – Anon.

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Storytelling

Story gives people enough space to think for themselves. – Annette Simmons

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The only pressure Im under is the pressure Ive put on myself. – Mark Messier

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Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want to tell him there probably wont any by the time… hes my age. Thats kinda hard to deal with. – Thom Yorke

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Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing. – Guy Kawasaki

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