12 Quotes by Nina Freudenberger

IN EVERY SINGLE SEAT IN THIS HOUSE, YOU CAN PICK UP A BOOK.

Despite the demanding nature of his schedule, Lee is a voracious reader. "I read everywhere," he says. "I have a great reading chair, and I read in bed- a terrible habit for my neck and my eyes. But I find it calming: It's a different part of my brain, unlike the way I take in other media, and I think I retain information better.

I think the way people treat books is a bit of an indicator of their character," he says.

I DON'T WANT TO SOUND PRETENTIOUS," says Emmanuel de Bayser, "but I don't understand people who don't have books.

My environment is incredibly important to me. Arranging things creates order, not just in your own space but also in all of life.

Although he denies having a photographic memory, he admits that "when I'm looking for a line I've read, I tend to remember the place on the page, its relationship to the rest of the text.

I really only read in the library," he says. "I'm really attached to the idea that different spaces, whether physical or interpersonal, will create different thoughts and experiences. Having a comfortable chair, good light-- these things do put you into a state of mind to better absorb ideas.

I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT A LIBRARY, and I cannot live without a garden,” says Vik Muniz. “A garden is where we negotiate with nature—a place between the wild and the tame—and a library is where we confront everything.

Books are such great gifts, because they don’t just say what you think about the book, but about the person you’re giving them to.”MARK LEE