“Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him. ”

“Death destroys a man: the idea of Death saves him.”

“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.”

“A book: "A haven for provocation and privacy”

“As our fates have intertwined and the courses of our lives have been changed by a predetermined course of events, I have come to realise one thing: there is no life after death. There is only death after life.”

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

“The lives and deaths of characters in stories and poems, however tragic, help us to learn about the world and - if we are brave enough - to change it.”