“In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of succes...” — Umberto Eco Quote

“In the United States there's 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.”

“One can be a great poet and be politically stupid.”

“What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible.”

“I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean.”

“I think there is a sense of last things in my work that probably comes from a Catholic childhood.”

“One of the greatest honors of a Catholic and Christian is to meet the Holy Father.”