Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality.

  • -- Walter Arnold Kaufmann 沃尔特·阿诺德·考夫曼

成功不是美德的证明。就一本书而言,迅速获得好评是缺乏实质内容和独创性的假定证据。

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And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.

是的,写书很简单,因为你不是一个团队的成员,所以你自己做所有的决定,而不是服从委员会。

It was like walking into a treasure trove of books, hoarded by pirate librarians.

这就像走进了一个由海盗图书管理员收藏的藏书库。