More quotes by Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

"I have no feelings of guilt regarding the books I have not read and perhaps will never read; I know that my books have unlimited patience. They will wait for me till the end of my days."
"Ultimately, the number of books always exceeds the space they are granted."
"There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line, and immortality is assured."
"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."
"If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face of a seemingly capricious divinity."