Alberto Manguel on Time
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Alberto Manguel, catalogued under time, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Alberto Manguel, entry #188257: "At different times and in different places I have come to expect certain books to look a certain way, and, as in all fashions, these changing features fix a precise quality onto a…"
Attributed to Alberto Manguel, entry #149220: "Something about the possession of a book - an object that can contain infinite fables, words of wisdom, chronicles of times gone by, humorous anecdotes and divine revelation - end…"
2 Quotes by Alberto Manguel on Time
"At different times and in different places I have come to expect certain books to look a certain way, and, as in all fashions, these changing features fix a precise quality onto a book's definition. I judge a book by its cover; I judge a book by its shape."
"Something about the possession of a book - an object that can contain infinite fables, words of wisdom, chronicles of times gone by, humorous anecdotes and divine revelation - endows the reader with the power of creating a story, and the listener with a sense of being present at the moment of creation."