作家必须成为他时代的见证者。
The writer must be a witness to his time.
——1996年5月29日在哈佛大学演讲
The mark of mediocrity is to look for precedent.
真正的领导力在于创造一个让人们能够蓬勃发展并实现其全部潜力的环境。
我深信制造业中统一性原则是成功的基础。
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.