And how could anyone consent to give up the smell of open books, old or new?

I love to cook and I've cooked a lot of Bulgarian food over the years.

If there is any good in life, in history, in my own past, I invoke it now. I invoke it with all the passion with which I have lived.

As you know, human history is full of evil deeds, and maybe we ought to think of them with tears, not fascination.

He brought his great hand to rest on an early edition of Bram Stoker's novel and smiled, but said nothing. Then he moved quietly away into another section.

I was filled with angst in college, that I struggled with the question of my future, the meaning of my life - spoiled sheltered rich girl collides with great books and is devastated by her own banality.

There is nothing harder, at moments, than talking to someone who has all the power of silence.