God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.

  • -- William Ellery Channing 钱宁

感谢上帝赐予我们书籍;他们是远方和死者的声音,使我们成为过去时代精神生活的继承人。

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The past feels distant even when it's near and the future seems assured even though it isn't.

过去即使近在眼前也会让人觉得遥远,而未来即使并不遥远也会让人觉得确定。

I nearly always write just as I nearly always breathe.

我几乎总是写作,就像我几乎总是呼吸一样。

I read everything and anything. I love books.

我什么都看,什么都看。我爱书。

Death is a distant rumor to the young.

对于年轻人来说,死亡是一个遥远的谣言。

I don't read a lot of books.

我不怎么读书。

I don't read books.

我不读书。