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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In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.

就好书而言,重点不是看你能读多少本,而是看你能读多少本。

Every reader exists to ensure for a certain book a modest immortality. Reading is, in this sense, a ritual of rebirth.

每一位读者的存在都是为了确保某本书适度地不朽。从这个意义上说,阅读是一种重生的仪式。

He often envied people who hadn't read his favourite books. They had such happiness before them.

他经常嫉妒那些没有读过他最喜欢的书的人。他们面前有这样的幸福。

Writing is talking to yourself-with the hope of being overheard.

写作就是对自己说话——希望别人能听到。

The mind is like an unsafe neighbourhood. Don't go there alone.

思想就像一个不安全的邻居。不要一个人去那里。

I think in any writing you're paying attention to detail.

我认为在任何写作中你都要注意细节。