If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face... - Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

"But at night, when the library lamps are lit, the outside world disappears and nothing but the space of books remains in existence."

"Old books that we have known but not possessed cross our path and invite themselves over. New books try to seduce us daily with tempting titles and tantalizing covers."

"I like to imagine that, on the day after my last, my library and I will crumble together, so that even when I am no more I'll still be with my books."

"One book calls to another unexpectedly, creating alliances across different cultures and centuries."

"In the dark, with the windows lit and the rows of books glittering, the library is a closed space, a universe of self-serving rules that pretend to replace or translate those of the shapeless universe beyond."