The heart does not go backward. Only the mind.

No book that is written for an external purpose is going to be a passionately felt book for the writer or the reader. I don't see the point in doing that.

Boys mystified me, although I dreamed vaguely of men.

When you handle books all day long, every new one is a friend and a temptation.

For me, Dracula has always been associated with travel and beautiful historical places.

I wondered why she craved this knowledge and found myself remembering that she was, after all, an anthropologist.

In the end, I always act from the heart, even if I also value reason and tradition. I wish I could explain why, but I don't know.