We are all born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We're kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize a little bit with other people.

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.

我不在乎人们是否喜欢我的作品，我在乎他们是否感受到什么。

亲爱的朋友，我们是太阳和月亮；我们是海洋和陆地。我们的目的不是成为对方，而是认识对方，学会看到对方，并为对方所是的那个人而尊敬他：彼此的对立和补充。

你知道的越少，你相信的就越多。