"My books hold between their covers every story I've ever known and still remember, or have now forgotten, or may one day read; they fill the space around me with ancient and new voices."
"But at night, when the library lamps are lit, the outside world disappears and nothing but the space of books remains in existence."
"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."
"Ultimately, the number of books always exceeds the space they are granted."
"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."
"Readers, censors know, are defined by the books they read."