I would rather read a mediocre book than waste time sitting around with people making small talk.

  • -- James D. Sass 詹姆斯·D·萨斯

我宁愿读一本平庸的书,也不愿浪费时间和别人闲聊。

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There is a good case for showing that airplanes, machines, the telephone and the radio do not make men of today happier than those of former times.

有充分的理由表明,飞机、机器、电话和收音机并没有使今天的人们比过去的人们更幸福。

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a reporter. I don't know where I got the idea that it was a romantic calling.

我不记得有什么时候我不想当记者了。我不知道我是怎么想到这是一个浪漫的电话。

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.

如果我们遇到一个智力超群的人,我们应该问他读什么书。

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

一个小时的阅读并没有减轻我所遇到的任何困难。

For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.

每买一本书,你都应该争取时间去读。

So, in effect, my first sale was actually two books.

实际上,我的第一次销售实际上是两本书。