There were two sets of double doors leading out of the antechamber, one marked STACKS and the other TOMES. Not knowing the difference between the two, I headed to the ones labeled STACKS. That was what I wanted. Stacks of books. Great heaps of books. Shelf after endless shelf of books.

That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink.

Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.

Each book needs a good beginning and a good ending. People get pissed off when you don't close things off properly at the end.

Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse.

It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think.

All stories are true," Skarpi said. "But this one really happened, if that's what you mean.