Readers, censors know, are defined by the books they read. - Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

"In a library, no empty shelf remains empty for long."

"If every library is in some sense a reflection of its readers, it is also an image of that which we are not, and cannot be."

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

"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 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."