Not as ours the books of old - Things that steam can stamp and fold; Not as ours the books of yore - Rows of type, and nothing more.

  • -- Austin Dobson 多布森

不像我们的旧书——蒸汽可以压印和折叠的东西;不像我们的旧书——一排排的铅字,仅此而已。

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Smell is so powerful, you know. My grannies would both bake things like shortbreads and cookies. I think whenever I smell those kinds of things it really takes me back to my childhood.

你知道,气味是如此强大。我奶奶会烤一些东西,比如松脆面包和饼干。我觉得每当我闻到那种味道,我就会想起我的童年。

Everyone thinks because you're from the south you know everyone down there, but it's not like that; I never knew nothing about no Mississippi.

每个人都认为你来自南方,你认识那里的每个人,但事实并非如此;我对密西西比一无所知。

I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the writing of the next book.

我只是像往常一样继续。不管发生什么事,都无助于下一本书的写作。

I can't form a total picture of things. Because I'm not her.

我不能对事情有一个全面的了解。因为我不是她。

If a book is well written, I always find it too short.

如果一本书写得好,我总是觉得它太短了。

Books belong to their readers.

书是属于读者的。