The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

永远倾听你的观众。如果你愿意听，他们会告诉你他们想要什么。

比积极遗忘更痛苦的唯一事情是消极地记住。

我试图模仿耶稣，他说要像孩子一样，爱孩子，像孩子一样纯洁，让自己天真无邪，用惊奇的眼睛看世界。