"A man sets out to draw the world. As the years go by, he peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, instruments, stars, horses, and people. A s…"

"There is no more to say, no more to write. This is the end."

"I have always been more interested in books than in people."

"I am an old man, and I have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened."

"Books are not a substitute for life. But they can be a help."