Because God and the devil could be one and the same thing, and everybody understood it in his own way.

One is never alone with a book nearby, don't you agree? Every page reminds us of a day that has passed and makes us relive the emotions that filled it. Happy hours underlined in red pencil, dark ones in black.

Becoming a book collector is like joining a religion: it’s for life.

You don't choose your friends, they choose you, and you either reject them or you accept them without reservations.

Everyone gets the devil he deserves.

Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has more to do with the art of murder than it does with the art of war.

Because God and the devil could be one and the same thing, and everybody understood it in his own way.