Saturday 5 November 2016

EVERY LIBRARY IS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL

'Every library is autobiographical...our books will bear witness for or against us, our books reflect who we are and what we have been...What makes a library a reflection of its owner is not merely the choice of titles themselves, but the mesh of associations implied in the choice.' 
Alberto Manguel in Penelope Lively, Ammonites and Leaping Fish, p.184.