To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

  • -- Robertson Davies 罗伯逊戴维斯

做一个藏书的人,就是把一个瘾君子的最坏的性格和一个吝啬鬼的最坏的性格结合起来。

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My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.

我母亲是最糟糕的舞台母亲。她会给我和弟弟妹妹做小鸭子的服装,让我们去看儿童节目。

There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.

我一生中发生过两件大事。一个是电车,另一个是迭戈。迭戈是迄今为止最糟糕的。