"A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. So the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion."

作家的秘密不是灵感——因为灵感从何而来永远是个谜——而是固执和耐力。