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Umberto Eco - That man is ... odd," I dared say to...

That man is ... odd," I dared say to William.
"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. (Umberto Eco)

That man is ... odd," I dared say to William. "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.

Umberto Eco

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