Books act like a developing fluid on film. That is, they bring into consciousness what you didn’t know you knew.

  • -- Clifton Fadiman 克利夫顿·费迪曼

书籍就像胶片上的显影液。也就是说,他们把你不知道你知道的东西带入意识。

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When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.

当我拿到一本我特别喜欢的书时,我是如此的热情,以至于我把它借给了一个再也不会还的人。

Reading was a joy, a desperately needed escape I didn't read to learn, I was reading to read.

阅读是一种快乐,是一种迫切需要的逃避,我不是为了学习而阅读,我是为了阅读而阅读。

Books have to be read; it is the only way of discovering what they contain.

必须读书;这是发现它们所包含内容的唯一方法。

Unread books are like unopened doors.

未读的书犹如未打开的门。