We collect books in the belief that we are preserving them when in fact it is the books that preserve their collector.

-- Walter Benjamin 沃尔特·本杰明

我们收集书籍的信念是我们在保护它们，而实际上是书籍保护了它们的收藏者。

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When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.

当我读一本书的时候，我似乎只用眼睛来阅读，但我偶尔会看到一段话，也许只是一个短语，对我来说有意义，它成为我的一部分。

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I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.

我看到很多人热爱他们的工作。我看到一些收垃圾的人在工作时面带微笑。

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I prefer a huge tome to a sharp epigram: only blunt words can hurt dull people.

比起警句，我更喜欢大部头的书:只有直率的言辞才能伤害迟钝的人。

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