Stealing Books, p. 238.
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I know that something dies when i give up my books, and that my memory keeps going back to them with mournful nostalgia.
— Alberto Manguel
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Alberto Manguel" (Quotes, A History of Reading (1996))
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About Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel (born 1948 in Buenos Aires) is a Canadian Argentine-born writer, translator, and editor. In 1982 Manguel moved to Toronto, Canada and lived there (with a brief European period) until 2000. He has been a Canadian citizen ever since.
About Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel (born 1948 in Buenos Aires) is a Canadian Argentine-born writer, translator, and editor. In 1982 Manguel moved to Toronto, Canada and lived there (with a brief European period) until 2000. He has been a Canadian citizen ever since.
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