More quotes by Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

"One book calls to another unexpectedly, creating alliances across different cultures and centuries."
"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."
"In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian."
"If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face of a seemingly capricious divinity."
"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."