“That was always my fear, that perhaps books would lead me astray, teaching me about a life that didn’t match reality.”

“Somebody told me I'm a writer. I believed them. Now I regret it.”

“These two oo in "book" are like the two eyes of a reader who fell in love with a story.”

“A book is the cheapest ticket you will ever hold.”

“Literature is the real life of imaginary people.”

“No secret can remain hidden for ever. Silently and patiently, it waits in the dark. It lets you build your life, carefully stacking the bricks one by one, and then it appears. It deals its blow and everything crumbles. That’s why it remains intact and incorruptible in time, waiting for its ultimate destiny to be revealed.”

“That’s what love is like: mother of the greatest bliss and stepmother of the most tragic misery.”

“That was always my fear, that perhaps books would lead me astray, teaching me about a life that didn’t match reality.”

“Never look back”