There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line — Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
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There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line, and immortality is assured.

— Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night
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