The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

最值得同情的人是一个下雨天不会读书的寂寞的人。

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Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.

在所有获取书籍的方法中,自己写书被认为是最值得称赞的方法。作家真的是那些写书的人,不是因为他们穷,而是因为他们不满意那些他们可以买到但不喜欢的书。

We read each other through our eyes, and anatomically they are an extension of our brains. When we catch someone's eye, we look into a mind.

我们通过眼睛互相了解对方,从解剖学上讲,眼睛是我们大脑的延伸。当我们与某人目光相遇时,我们会看到对方的内心。

You see, one of the best things about reading is that you'll always have something to think about when you're not reading.

你看,阅读最好的一点就是,当你不读书的时候,你总是有东西可以思考。

I do lend my books, but I have to be a bit selective because my marginalia are so incriminating.

我确实借过书,但我必须有一点选择性,因为我的旁注太有罪证了。