In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.

  • -- Mortimer J. Adler 莫蒂默·杰尔姆·阿德勒

就好书而言,重点不是看你能读多少本,而是看你能读多少本。

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I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out, sell seven copies, and have to keep working in advertising, so it was just great that it was received so well and by such a huge audience.

我总是做最坏的打算。我准备出版这本书,卖出七本,还要继续在广告业工作,所以这本书受到如此多的读者的欢迎,这真是太棒了。

It was a pretty fierce rivalry. I'm just speaking for myself, but I think it was general through the clubs. We didn't like them, and they didn't like us.

这是一场相当激烈的竞争。我只是在为我自己说话,但我认为这是普遍的通过俱乐部。我们不喜欢他们,他们也不喜欢我们。

When I was in my twenties and broke, I'd buy books before food. A meal will sustain you for a few hours, a good book will sustain you for life.

当我二十多岁身无分文的时候,我会先买书再买食物。一顿饭可以支撑你几个小时,一本好书可以支撑你一生。

You know, if you're lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing room.

你知道,如果你足够幸运,有两场轰动一时的演出,你的更衣室里就会挤满了人潮。

The thinnest thing in the world is the border between good and evil... my next The Opposite Of Magic.

世界上最薄的东西是善与恶的边界……我的下一个反面魔术。

I think a good book is a good book forever. I don't think they get less good because times change.

我认为一本好书永远是一本好书。 我不认为它们会因为时代的变化而变得不那么好。

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time.

一切书籍都可以分为二类,即:一时之书和永久之书。

Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.

你的书是如此的特别和珍贵,以至于宣扬你的感情感觉像是背叛。