"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."
有了图书馆，你是自由的，不受暂时政治气候的限制。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。
I'm not going to let anyone define me.
生活的智慧在于摒弃不必要的东西。
数学证明的美在于它的优雅以及它以清晰简洁的方式揭示潜在真理的方式。
The past is a puzzle, and genetics provides some of the pieces.