Can someone help me find this Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress quote?

In the book Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, there’s a quote in which the Narrator says something like “I loathe all those who kept these books from me,” but I forgot where it was. I know page numbers vary from book to book, but can someone please help me find the general area where I can find this quote? thanks