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.
好奇心是所有伟大数学发现背后的驱动力。
Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.
The surface of a painting is like a skin - it holds everything together.
"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."
历史不是关于陌生人的故事，不是来自另一个世界的异类；它是关于如果早出生一点的我们的故事。
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
