O Livro Quotes

“No-one with a brain in their head could deny that, apart from humanity, we, the books, are the sole sentient beings on Earth. Indeed, an impartial survey would surely conclude that, on the whole, we have the better claim. For a start, even though we are symbiotically bound to humans, we could ultimately do without them. What exactly do we need them for? To read us? That’s a recreation of benefit only to them, not to us, not in the slightest. As a physical activity it only brings us harm—various kinds of harm. And could they do without us? Good heavens, no!”
― Zoran Živković, The Book

“Actually, the thing is so horrendous that no book will talk about it, even under duress. You can’t make us talk about it. You can try and bribe us as much as you like, you can torture us cruelly, but you’ll never succeed in getting a word out of us. However, since it’s high time this loathsome matter was aired in public, a voice will be loaned for the purpose. It will be loaned briefly, reluctantly, and it will be a voice entirely unconstrained by revulsion; horrified at nothing; able to stomach anything; tougher than an old infantry boot; utterly insensitive. In short, a human voice.”
― Zoran Živković, The Book