“And it was you who created us. The notion of male homosexuality didn’t exist in ancient Greece. Socrates could bugger Alcibiades without being seen as a pederast. The Greeks had a more elevated notion of the corruption of youth …” — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“We always fail to talk about love’. He quickly scans the text – it’s about Stendhal. Simon is moved by the thought of Barthes… — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“Eco listens with interest to the story of a lost manuscript for which people are being killed. He sees a man walk past holding… — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“I’m fighting a losing battle. I can’t tell this story the way it should be told. This whole hotchpotch of characters, events, dates, and… — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“What would you do if you ruled the world?” The gigolo replied that he would abolish all laws. Barthes said: “Even grammar?” — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“Memory is of no use to the remembered, only to those who remember. We build ourselves with memory and console ourselves with memory.” — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, after all, there is a bit of justice in this mean, cruel world.” — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
The good thing about writing a true story is that you don't have to worry about giving an impression of realism. — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“As Umberto Eco might say: for communicating, language is perfect; there could be nothing better. And yet, language doesn’t say everything. The body speaks,… — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
“He downs the contents of his glass in a single gulp and, looking at Simon, adds: “This is as amusing as a novel.” — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
