“You end up becoming what you see in the eyes of those you love.”

“You end up becoming someone you see in the eyes of those you love.”

“Someone who lives alone, I thought. You end up becoming what you see in the eyes of those you love.”

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”

“Books are like mirrors , you only see in them what you already have inside you”

“There are two things in life you cannot choose. The first is your enemies; the second your family. Sometimes the difference between them is hard to see, but in the end time will show you that the cards you have been dealt could always have been worse.”

“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”