Umberto Eco — People

Two small glass candle holders sit side by side, one smoking and the other burning with a tall golden flame. — Original artwork

Absence is to love as wind to fire; it extinguishes the little flame, it fans the big.

Umberto Eco

Painterly glowing amber bulb beside an ajar blue door spilling warm light against indigo. — Original artwork

For every feared thing there is an opposing hope that encourages us.

Umberto Eco

A brass thimble resting on folded patchwork fabric against a muted blue-gray background. — Original artwork

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.

Umberto Eco