A Book Brings Its Own History To

Every Library Is A Library Of Preferences, And Every Chosen Category Implies An Exclusion.

As Readers, We Have Gone From Learning A Precious Craft Whose Secret Was Held By A Jealous Few, To Taking For Granted A Skin That Has Become Subordinate To Principles Of Mindless Financial Profit Or Mechanical Efficiency, A Skill For Which Governments Care Almost Nothing.

I've Never Really Understood Attachment To A Place For Reasons Of Birth. That My Mother Happened To Give Birth To Me In A Certain Place Doesn't, To My Mind, Justify Any Thankfulness Towards That Place. It Could Have Been Anywhere.

Every Text Assumes A Reader.

One Book Calls To Another Unexpectedly, Creating Alliances Across Different Cultures And Centuries.