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.

我不是一个为了娱乐而写作的作家。我写作是为了激发思考并挑战现状。

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

解释：斩草要除根，不要与祸乱沾边，就不会有祸。

"Theatre is the art of absence."

【大意】要想招引游鱼就得先通水，要想招引飞鸟就得先种树。