“Books, too, had hearts, though they were not the same as people's, and a book's heart could be broken: she had seen it happen before. Grimoires that refused to open, their voices gone silent...”

“Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous. It is a more powerful weapon than any sword or spell.”

“I knew you talked to books. I didn't realize they listened”

“You belong in the library, as much as any book.”

“The library possessed a life of its own, had become greater than Cornelius had ever intended. For these were not ordinary books the libraries kept. They were knowledge, given life. Wisdom, g...”