It was beautiful and simple as all truly great swindles are.

记忆是个狡猾的东西。它并不总是可靠的，但它是我们拥有的一切。

All children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma.

The writer must be a free being, even if it costs him everything.

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.