"No fim de contas, o que somos, o que é cada
um de nós senão uma combinatória, diferente e
única, de experiências, de leituras, de
imaginações?"
Enrique Vila-Matas
"We found that men do not regard books as a constant companion to their life's journey, as consolers or guides, as women do," said Prof Jardine. "They read novels a bit like they read photography manuals." Women readers used much-loved books to support them through difficult times and emotional turbulence, and tended to employ them as metaphorical guides to behaviour, or as support and inspiration."