Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.

The fact is that nothing is more difficult to believe than the truth; conversely, nothing seduces like the power of lies, the greater the better. It's only natural, and you will have to find the right balance. Having said that, let me add that this particular old woman hasn't been collecting only years; she has also collected stories, and none sadder or more terrible than the one she's about to tell you. You have been at the heart of this story without knowing it until today.

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is a metaphor, not just for books but for ideas, for language, for knowledge, for beauty, for all the things that make us human, for collecting memory

It's up to you how you waste your time and money. I'm staying here to read: life's too short.

Those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them.

I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations.

Write," he said. "I'll write to you as soon as I get there," answered Julian. "No. Not to me. Write books. Not letters. Write them for me, for Penelope.