Books Quote by Umberto Eco

“The sleep of reason breeds monsters”

— Stephen king

It's been said before: 'The sleep of reason produces monsters.

— Apostolos Doxiadis

It is not the slumber of reason that engenders monsters, but vigilant and insomniac rationality

— Gilles Deleuze

A novelist's characters must be with him as he lies down to sleep, and as he wakes from his dreams. He must learn to…

— Anonymous

“Writers do not have the privilege of sleep. There is always a story coming alive in their heads, constantly composing. Whether they choose it…

— Jamie Weise

“Sleep: a time to tell yourself stories not yet written.”

— Philippe Lechermeier

If the sleep of reason produces monsters, what does the sleep of unreason produce?

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Not stories told by wolf or man to frighten children, of Wolfbane and of werewolves, of grasht and goblins and of silly vampires, fables…

— David Clement-Davies

I started writing a novel from the monster's point of view. It has its own difficulties but, I'm ashamed to say, it's much easier…

— Justine Larbalestier

Stories--from the literature of our culture to descriptions of our days to the lunatic's ravings--appear to be hardwired into us. Even in sleep we…

— Michael Ruhlman

“Make your life an inspiring story meant to be read in bed during a sleepless night of despair.”

— Debasish Mridha

“It was in this man's class that I first began to wonder if people who wrote fiction were not suffering from some kind of…

— Michael Chabon