If the Library of Alexandria was the emblem of our ambition of omniscience, the Web is the emblem of our ambition of omnipresence; the library that contained everything has become the library that contains anything.
Alberto ManguelI had a library of maybe 1,000 books in my room in Buenos Aires. I did have the sense that everything there was organised in the right way. You'll probably think I needed serious psychiatric treatment, but there were times when I would not buy a book because I knew it wouldn't fit one of the categories into which I had divided the library.
Alberto ManguelBut at night, when the library lamps are lit, the outside world disappears and nothing but the space of books remains in existence.
Alberto ManguelOne book calls to another unexpectedly, creating alliances across different cultures and centuries.
Alberto Manguel