童年是我们都曾访问过但不太记得的异国他乡。

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

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 world is full of stories, and from time to time they permit themselves to be told.