Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

字母像酒;声音若坚固,存而不坏。一个人放下书信就像他放下酒窖一样。

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The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.

我收到的关于“玫瑰之名”最有趣的来信来自中西部的人们,他们可能并不完全理解,但想要了解更多,他们对这幅不是他们自己的世界的画面感到兴奋。

There is no brilliant single stroke that is going to transform the water into wine or straw into gold.

没有任何一笔能把水变成葡萄酒或稻草变成黄金。

This is not a letter but my arms around you for a brief moment.

这不是一封信,而是我搂着你的那一瞬间。

Always carry a corkscrew and the wine shall provide itself.

随身携带一个开瓶器,酒就会自动开瓶。