No Two Persons Ever Read the Same Book: Quotes on Books, Reading and Writing

Bibliophile BartVan Aken has been collecting quotes about reading for several years. This bookcontains his own personal selection. Including such declarations of love as"Reading is that fruitful miracle of communication in the midst ofsolitude" (Marcel Proust), surprising, witty statements like "Outsideof a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark toread" (Groucho Marx) and wise statements to mull over, including "Wecan destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it" (AnthonyBurgess). Every quote is presented in a unique, original and tailor-made designby Dooreman, with an adapted font or special letter shapes. Where applicable,the quote has also been provided in the original language alongside theEnglish, with a brief explanation, such as the author and context.

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Dooreman studiedfree-form graphics at Sint- Lucasinstituut in Ghent. He started out his careeras an illustrator. Over time, however, his activities veered towards typographyand design. He creates the covers of all of the books for the Belgian authorTom Lanoye and has designed posters for various theatres. He also works as adesigner and typographer for almost all of the Flemish and Dutch publishers. Dooreman hasreceived several awards, including the Henry Van de Velde Award for his entirecareer. He is also a musician.