The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it.

  • -- Thomas Wolfe 托马斯·沃尔夫

作家写一本书是为了忘记一本书,而读者读一本书是为了记住它。

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Writing is a voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out of the corner of our eyes when we think no one is looking, the longing that breaks our hearts even when we think we should be happiest, and to which we cannot give a name.

写作是一种声音,它从梦中召唤着我们,当我们认为没有人在看我们时,它从我们的眼角向外窥视,它是一种渴望,即使当我们认为自己应该是最幸福的时候,它也会让我们心碎,对此我们无法给出一个名字。

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space.

如果你是一名作家,你会把自己置身于一堵沉默的墙后,无论你在做什么,开车、散步还是做家务,你都可以写作,因为你有这样的空间。

A good book will pull you in from the beginning and take you on a journey you'll never forget.

一本好书会从一开始就吸引你,带你踏上永生难忘的旅程。

Reading messed with my brain in an unaccountable way. It made me happy; or something.

阅读以一种无法解释的方式扰乱了我的大脑。它使我快乐;什么的。

I love to get books, because I love to read.

我喜欢读书,因为我喜欢读书。

A book tightly shut but is a block of paper.

一本书紧紧地合在一起,不过是一张纸。