Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

  • -- Francis Bacon 弗朗西斯·培根

书有可浅尝者,有可吞食者,少数则须咀嚼消化。

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I reluctantly soldiered on to the raccoon. It actually would have tasted quite good had I not had the image of a raccoon rummaging through the garbage stuck in my head.

我不情愿地向浣熊走去。如果我的脑海里没有浣熊在垃圾堆里翻找的画面,它的味道其实会相当不错。

I’m always reading books—as many as there are. I ration myself on them so that I’ll always be in supply.

我总是在读书——有多少就有多少。我对他们实行定量配给,这样我就永远有供应。

Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you'd most like not to lose.

挑选五本你最喜欢的书就像挑选你最不想失去的五个身体部位。

Move forward for forward is progress but circles are movement.

向前进是进步,而圈子是运动。

Note to self: don’t throw things at girls.

提醒自己:不要向女孩扔东西。