Readers, censors know, are defined by the books they read. - Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
"Readers, censors know, are defined by the books they read."
More quotes by Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
"In a library, no empty shelf remains empty for long."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Unpacking books is a revelatory activity."