The Paper Menagerie

“God created heaven, men created hell”

“If I say ‘love,’ I feel here.” She pointed to her lips. “If I say ‘ai,’ I feel here.” She put her hand over her heart

The touch is electric

Tilly, that’s an inspired choice for a wake-up song

While the chattering life of the office ebbed and flowed around her, people left her alone.

Everyone makes books.

a book has triumphed over time

War was the only way to animate the ideals embedded in the static text passed down through the ages, to ensure that they remained true, and to refine them for the future. An idea was worth keeping only if it led to victory.

ideal book uncorrupted by readers.

reading is literally hearing the voice of the past