There are too many books in the world to read in a single lifetime; you have to draw the line somewhere.

  • -- Diane Setterfield 戴安娜·赛特菲尔德

世界上有太多的书不能在一个人的一生中读完;你必须在某个地方划清界限。

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As a child I was really into fantasy books with elves and goblins and swords, and I went through a phase for a few years when I was reading endless series. But in the end I became totally fed-up with all these sub-Tolkien rip-offs because they all end up doing the same old things and there's no rigour to it.

当我还是个孩子的时候,我真的很喜欢和精灵、妖精和刀剑一起读奇幻小说,有几年我经历了一个阅读无穷无尽的系列的阶段。但最后我完全受够了这些模仿托尔金的作品,因为他们最后都在做同样的事情,没有一丝严谨。

All good books have one thing in common - they are truer than if they had really happened.

所有的好书都有一个共同点——它们都比真实发生过的书更真实。

My head’ll explode if I continue with this escapism.

如果我继续这样逃避现实,我的脑袋会爆炸的。

Some say life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

有人说生活就是这样,但我更喜欢阅读。