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Alberto Manguel, born in 1948, is a renowned writer from Argentina. His works span various literary forms, including novels, essays, and translations, and are known for their unique style and profound insights into human culture.

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Famous Alberto Manguel Quotes

“This morning I looked at the books on my shelves and thought that they have no knowledge of my existence. They come to life because I open them and turn their pages, and yet they don't know that I am their reader.”

Knows Book Turns Existence Morning Reader Pages Shelves

Book:A Reading Diary

Source: A Reading Diary

“Socrates affirmed that only that which the reader already knows can be sparked by a reading, and that the knowledge cannot be acquired through dead letters.”

Knows Reading Reader Letters

Author:Alberto Manguel

“I know that something dies when i give up my books, and that my memory keeps going back to them with mournful nostalgia.”

Knows Giving Book Dies Memories Giving Up Nostalgia Keep Going

Book:A History of Reading

Source: A History of Reading

“But a reader's ambition knows no bounds.”

Knows Reader Ambition Bounds

Book:The Library at Night

Source: The Library at Night

“Readers, censors know, are defined by the books they read.”

Knows Book Reader Defined

Book:The Library at Night

Source: 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.”

Knows Book Ends Feelings Waiting Guilt Unlimited Wait For Me Till The End

Book:The Library at Night

Source: The Library at Night

“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”

Knows Book Moments Darkness Return

Book:A Reading Diary

Source: A Reading Diary

“I know my time will come soon enough, but I will not dwell on it. What is the purpose? We might as well dwell on the work of our teeth or on the mechanics of our walk. It is there, it will always be there, and I don't intend to spend my glorious hours looking over my shoulder to see death's icy face.”

Knows Wells Enough Might Faces Purpose Hours Walks Shoulders Teeth Glorious My Time Mechanic Icy Soon Enough My Time Will Come

Author:Alberto Manguel

About the Author

Born: 1948
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 140

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The Library at NightRelated source material

A History of ReadingRelated source material

La cité des mots: CBC Massey LecturesRelated source material

A Reading DiaryRelated source material

A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of BooksRelated source material

Maimonides: Faith in ReasonRelated source material

Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten DigressionsRelated source material

A Reader on ReadingRelated source material

A biblioteca à noiteRelated source material

Black water: the book of fantastic literatureRelated source material

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