Lists of books we reread and books we can't finish tell more about us than about the relative worth of the books themselves.

  • -- Russell Banks 罗素·班克斯

我们重读的书和读不完的书的清单比书本身的相对价值更能说明我们自己。

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A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.

让厨房里的人陷入麻烦的一件大事是,你没有在烹饪前从头到尾阅读菜谱。开始之前,先通读一遍整个食谱。

It's okay if you finish cooking something easy after your guests arrive - some dishes must be prepared a la minute, as chefs say. Just remember to keep talking.

如果你在客人到达后做了一些简单的菜就可以了——正如厨师所说,有些菜必须提前一分钟准备好。别忘了继续说。

A good journalist is not the one that writes what people say, but the one that writes what he is supposed to write.

一个好的记者不是写人们说什么,而是写他应该写什么。

Every once in a while I feel the tremendous force of the novel. But it does not stay with me.

每隔一段时间,我就能感受到这部小说的巨大力量。但它并没有伴随我。

I often reread books I have written.

我经常重读我写的书。

I don't reread my books.

我不重读我的书。