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.

You’ve just mentioned the price that has to be paid…Pride, freedom…Knowledge. Whether at the beginning or at the end, you have to pay for everything. Even courage, don’t you think? And don’t you think a lot of courage is needed to fight God?

What about the future?" "We'll talk about the future when it gets here.

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

...the problem with words is that once spoken, they cannot find their way back to the speaker alone.

The world is full of banks and rivers running between them, of men and women crossing bridges and fords, unaware of the consequences, not looking back or beneath their feet, and with no loose change for the boatman.