The Name of the Rose

“There are magic moments, involving great physical fatigue and intense motor excitement, that produce visions of people known in the past. As I learned later from the delightful little book of the Abbé de Bucquoy, there are also visions of books as yet unwritten.”

“"He is, or has been, in many ways a great man. But for this very reason he is odd. It is only petty men who seem normal."”