Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences.
A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.
Literature doesn’t exactly have a strong mental-health track record.
Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them
You don't spend your life hanging around books without learning a thing or two.
