"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."

成功不是自燃的结果，你必须点燃自己。

You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.

孔子说：“君子有三件事要警戒：年轻时，血气还不成熟，要戒女色；年壮时，血气正旺盛，要戒争斗；年老时，血气已衰落，要戒贪婪。”

我凡事先做好最坏的打算。

建筑之间的空间与建筑本身同样重要。