“Digestion of words as well; I often read aloud to myself in my writing corner in the library, where no one can hear me, for the sake of better savouring the text, so as to make it all the more mine.” WritingWellsMinesLibrarySakeCornersDigestionGood Digestion Book:The Library at Night Source: The Library at Night
“Our society accepts the book as a given, but the act of reading -- once considered useful and important, as well as potentially dangerous and subversive -- is now condescendingly accepted as a pastime, a slow pastime that lacks efficiency and does not contribute to the common good.” WellsDoeImportantBookReadingGivenCommonAcceptingDangerousAcceptedOur SocietyEfficiencyCommon GoodSubversivePastime Book:The Library at Night Source: The Library at Night
“We can imagine the books we'd like to read, even if they have not yet been written, and we can imagine libraries full of books we would like to possess, even if they are well beyond our reacher, because we enjoy dreaming up a library that reflects every one of our interests and every one of our foibles--a library that, in its variety and complexity, fully reflects the reader we are.” IfsWellsBookDreamEnjoyInterestImagineWrittenReaderLibraryVarietyComplexityFoibles Book:The Library at Night Source: The Library at Night
“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.” KnowsWellsEnoughMightFacesPurposeHoursWalksShouldersTeethGloriousMy TimeMechanicIcySoon EnoughMy Time Will Come Author:Alberto Manguel
“I remember, as a child, the confusion of not knowing what this place was where I was supposed to spend the night: it's a disquieting experience for a child. And what I would do was quickly unpack my books and go back to a book I knew well and make sure the same text and the same illustrations were there.” WellsChildrenBookRememberNightKnowingConfusionNot KnowingIllustration Author:Alberto Manguel
