有了图书馆，你就是自由的，不会被暂时的政治气候所限制。它是最民主的机构，因为没有人——绝对没有人——能告诉你该读什么、什么时候读以及如何读。
"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."
The more you try to control art, the less alive it becomes.
现代世界把我们变成了消费者，消费是新的宗教。
真相并不美丽，但它是必要的。
鲜艳的花朵不可能在离开花枝之后，还能长久鲜艳；足以吞下船只的大鱼也不可能在离开水源之后，还能活命。
Music has the power to bring people together in a way nothing else can.
Every seed we plant carries the potential to transform lives.
He had a way of making her feel safe, even in the most uncertain of times.