"During the day, the concentration and system tempt me, at night I can read with a lightheartedness verging on insouciance."

I love it that I discovered Manguel as the collector and translator of a bunch of "fantastic literature." I love it that he helped make The Dictionary of Imaginary Places. I love it that books and stories are magical in some way for him, too. I am only just beginning this book, but the chapters are all The Library as... Myth, Space, Shadow, Power, Chance, Oblivion, Identity, Home (to name a few).

Super-excited!