"It is those books which a man..." - Quote by Victor Hugo

“As we have said, robust souls are sometimes almost, but not entirely, overthrown by strokes of misfortune....Despair has steps leading upward. From total depression we rise to despondency, from despondency to affliction, from affliction to melancholy. Melancholy is a twilight state in which suffering transmutes into a somber joy....Melancholy is the enjoyment of being sad.”

“Now, one cannot read nonsense with impunity.”

“If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there would be in having any spring.”

“It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.”

“Of writing many books there is no end.”

“You should only read what is truly good or what is frankly bad.”

“I love the musical form of books. It's a different way of doing things, it's very beautiful. You're able to sing things instead of saying them. So what the heck - why not do them?”

“Ideally, we should like to define a good book as one which 'permits, invites, or compels' good reading”

“Reading is at the center of our lives. The library is our brain. Without the library, you have no civilization.”