The Library of Babel Exploration Quotes Page 1
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| Quote #1 Like all the men of the Library, in my younger days I traveled; I have journeyed in quest of a book, perhaps the catalog of catalogs. (1) |
What kind of quest do you go on in a Library? Why, a quest for a book, of course.
| Quote #2 It is true that the most ancient peoples, the first librarians, employed a language quite different from the one we speak today; it is true that a few miles to the right, our language devolves into dialect and that ninety floors above, it becomes incomprehensible. (6) |
Despite the uniformity of the Library itself, it seems there's some diversity among its human inhabitants. This might help to make exploration of the Library a little less boring.
| Quote #3 Thousands of greedy individuals abandoned their sweet native hexagons and rushed downstairs, upstairs, spurred by the vain desire to find their Vindication. (8) |
Explorers are always super excited and optimistic at the beginning of their journeys. But these warm fuzzy feelings don't usually last too long – questing is hard work, yo.
