Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense.

  • -- Amos Bronson Alcott 考特

书籍是最彬彬有礼的伙伴,在任何时候、任何心情下都可以接近,毫无冒犯之意地坦率地表达作者的思想。

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What I'm doing is a dream come true but at the same time its work. It's like anything else. The only time it doesn't really feel like work to me is when I'm on stage and doing what I've prepared myself for my whole life which is to stand out in front of a crowd and sing.

我正在做的是梦想成真,但同时它的工作。就像其他东西一样。对我来说,唯一不像是工作的时候,是我站在舞台上,做着我为自己的一生所做的准备,那就是站在人群面前唱歌。

I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches and chicanery of gentlemen who will not wholly throw off the lawyer even in Congress.

我很遗憾地说,有时候,一件无关紧要的事情会浪费大量宝贵的时间,因为有些先生们即使在国会里也不会完全摆脱律师的纠缠,他们不断地发表长篇累牍的演说,耍花招。

In my next life, I want to be tall and thin, parallel park and make good coffee. But for now, I have lots of stuff to work out in my life, but I'll have that until the day I die. I want to write more books.

在我的下辈子,我想要又高又瘦,平行停车,煮好咖啡。但是现在,我的生活中有很多事情要做,但是我会一直做到我死的那一天。我想写更多的书。

To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them.

说实话,我不读儿童读物。我是一个成年人。我只是把它们写下来。