Murf quoted The Lost Army Of Cambyses by Paul Sussman
A mutilated corpse washes up on the banks of the Nile, an antiques dealer is …
‘With books,’ he used to say, ‘even the poorest hovel in the world is transformed into a palace. They make everything seem so much more bearable.’
— The Lost Army Of Cambyses by Paul Sussman (Page 62)