Machines, he said, are an effect of art, which is nature's ape, and they reproduce not its forms but the operation itself.
— Umberto Eco
It is necessary to meditate early, and often, on the art of dying to succeed later in doing it properly just once.
— Umberto Eco
Art is a serious matter
— Umberto Eco
Translation is the art of failure. — Umberto Eco
When nature fails, we turn to art. — Umberto Eco
