My books are very few, but then the world is before me - a library open to all - from which poverty of purse cannot exclude me - in which the meanest and most paltry volume is sure to furnish something to amuse, if not to instruct and improve.

My books are very few, but then the world is before me - a library open to all - from which poverty of purse cannot exclude me - in which the meanest and most paltry volume is sure to furnish something to amuse, if not to instruct and improve

The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.

We live in a world of diverse cultures, and we know very little about social engineering and how to 'build nations.' And when we cannot be sure how to improve the world, hubristic visions pose a grave danger.

You can't love a library of e-books. You can't furnish a room with e-books.

(The library) is open that day, so there will be people coming in and out to check out books. We will have the car and motorcycle show outside, the museum, the gift shop and the cafe running. It's going to be an interesting day, with a lot going on.