When the writing is good, a book becomes a mirror. The reader will see an uncanny familiarity and respond accordingly.

  • -- Jen Knox 杰恩·诺克斯

当写作好的时候,一本书就变成了一面镜子。读者会看到一种不可思议的熟悉感,并做出相应的反应。

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Reading is not simply an intellectual pursuit but an emotional and spiritual one. It lights the candle in the hurricane lamp of self; that's why it survives.

阅读不仅仅是一种智力上的追求,更是一种情感和精神上的追求。它点燃了自我飓风之灯中的蜡烛;这就是它存活下来的原因。

The reality of a serious writer is a reality of many voices, some of them belonging to the writer, some of them belonging to the world of readers at large.

严肃作家的现实是许多声音的现实,有些属于作家,有些属于广大读者的世界。

Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.

正确地说,我们应该为权力而读书。人的阅读应该是人的强烈的生命力。这本书应该是一个人手中的光球。

All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks.

人人都有弱点;寻找一个没有缺点的朋友,永远也找不到他想要的。

Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.

作家很少写他们所想的东西。他们只是把别人认为他们在想的事情写下来。

It's much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an experiment rather than a struggle for popularity.

当一个人把生活看成是一场实验而不是为受欢迎而奋斗时,他的情绪会变得容易得多。

Mr. Fitzgerald, I believe that is how he spells his name, seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.

菲茨杰拉德先生,我相信他的名字就是这样拼写的,他似乎认为剽窃始于家庭。

Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.

永远不要给孩子一本你自己都不会读的书。