Some men borrow books; some men steal books; and others beg presentation copies from the author.

  • -- James Jeffrey Roche 詹姆斯·杰弗里·罗奇

有些人借书;有些人偷书;还有一些人向作者索要演示文稿。

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We like books that have a lot of dreck in them, matter which presents itself as not wholly relevant (or indeed, at all relevant), but which, carefully attended to, can supply a kind of ‘sense’ of what is going on.

我们喜欢有很多细节的书,这些内容本身并不是完全相关的(或者实际上根本不相关),但是如果仔细阅读,就能对正在发生的事情提供一种“感觉”。

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.

不要像孩子那样,为了自娱自乐而读书,也不要像有抱负的人那样,为了受教育而读书。不,为了生活而读书。

There were no books in the Afterwards, which the people thought was some serious bullshit.

后来没有书了,人们认为那是一派胡言。

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.

先读最好的书,否则你可能根本没有机会去读它们。