有了图书馆你就自由了，不受暂时政治气候的束缚。这是最民主的机构，因为没有人——绝对没有人——能告诉你该读什么、什么时候读以及怎么读。
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.
我不是为读者写作，我是反对读者写作。
Above all things， respect yourself.
作家的职责是质疑、挑战并阐明生活的复杂性。