In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.
You get a little moody sometimes but I think that's because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up.
Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.
When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
I cannot live without books.