“Why does the same book elicit such a range of responses? There must be something in the particular reader that leaps out to embrace the book. His life, his psychology, his image of himself. There must be something lurking deep in the mind—or, as this Freud says, the unconscious—that causes a particular reader to fall in love with a particular writer.”
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Irvin D. Yalom is an American author renowned for his psychological novels and philosophical reflections. His works delve into the essence of human existence, as well as psychotherapy and interpersonal relationships. more
“Authors: The only people you thank for leaving you emotionally devastated.”
“Even prisoners can escape if they have books.”
“Leave me my books! I have nothing else.”
“She loved the smell of books, the feel of books, the look of them on the shelf.”
“And she is the reader who browses the shelf and looks for new worlds but finds herself.”
“Lesen, lesen, immer nur lesen und darüber die eigene erbärmliche Existenz vergessen!”
“لا يدرك الناس أن كتابا واحدا قد يغير حياة انسان”