How he described the bookshop: where the streets of the world meet the avenues of the mind.

Who wouldn't want to get married in a room full of love stories?

These places are time machines, spaceships, story-makers, secret-keepers. They are dragon-tamers, dream-catchers, fact-finders, and safe places. They are full of infinite possibilities and tales worth taking home.

Because whether we're in the middle of the desert or in the heart of a city, or the top of a mountain or on an underground train: having good stories to keep us company means the whole world.

You see, bookshops are dreams built of wood and paper. They are time travel and escape and knowledge and power. They are, simply put, the best of places.

I still think that going in on that Friday afternoon and spending that money was one of the happiest experiences of my life.