Clothes were to Sylvia what books were to me: the only thing that really mattered.
Reconstructing AmeliaAll violence is based on blindness, on a lack of reflection and empathy.
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three BooksReading Proust isn't just reading a book, it's an experience and you can't reject an experience.
The RecognitionsMany people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at the NovelWe all have a book in us. The first step is recognising this. Writing it is a whole new journey.
Thicker Than SoupOur clients' faces, with the customary outward paleness and inner glow of the book lover.
The Thirteenth TaleOn getting lost in a book. Set adrift A life unknown Connections form Love is sewn
An Unlikely ArrangementElend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.
The Well of Ascension