Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.

The most efficient way of rendering the poor harmless is to teach them to want to imitate the rich.

A good liar knows that the most efficient lie is always a truth that has had a key piece removed from it.

In principle I'm an atheist, although in fact I have a lot of faith

Old age is the lubricant of belief. When death knocks at the door, skepticism flies out the window. A serious cardiovascular fright and a person will even believe in Little Red Riding Hood.

Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.

People only disappear when they have somewhere to go