Existing libraries, in their very being, seem to question the authority of those in power.

Every reader exists to ensure for a certain book a modest immortality. Reading is, in this sense, a ritual of rebirth.

Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.

The love of libraries, like most loves, must be learned.

Each book was a world unto itself, and in it I took refuge.

I have no feelings of guilt regarding the books I have not read and perhaps will never read; I know that my books have unlimited patience. They will wait for me till the end of my days.

I always knew that I wanted to live with books, even as a child, because we traveled a lot. Home was the book to which I came back every evening.

Every library is a library of preferences, and every chosen category implies an exclusion.

If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face of a seemingly capricious divinity.

Unicorns, dragons, witches may be creatures conjured up in dreams, but on the page their needs, joys, anguishes, and redemptions should be just as true as those of Madame Bovary or Martin Chuzzlewit.

One book calls to another unexpectedly, creating alliances across different cultures and centuries.

Can't you just like a girl who likes you back?''None of them likes me back. I may as well like the one I really want.

Intellect, at its best, can make you agnostic. Being theist or atheist is still a matter of choice.

I ceased to serve a king and began, instead, to serve a kingdom.

It's possible to avoid a war. It's impossible to stop it.

My love of computers, besides being practical, is very direct and visceral. I love the way things look on the screen.

I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.

I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.

The first duty of life is to live.

I am not really wicked. Love me, and you will see!

I’m the frosting on America’s cake, and tonight I’m willing to let you lick the bowl.