“America, why are your libraries full of tears?”

“I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.”

“Now you see,' said the turtle, drifting back into the pond, 'why it is useless to cry. Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone else's joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears.”

“I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure.”

“An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.”

“What's the point of having a library full of books you've already read?”

“Your library is your portrait.”

“Your library is your portrait.”

“Nagiko, I am waiting for you. Meet me at the library. Any library. Every library. Yours, Jerome.”

“The blood, sweat, tears, and suffering of Black people are the foundations of the wealth and power of the United States of America. We were forced to build America, and if forced to, we will tear it down.”