Most of what makes a book 'good' is that we are reading it at the right moment for us.

  • -- Alain de Botton 阿兰·德波顿

一本书之所以“好”,很大程度上是因为我们在正确的时间阅读了它。

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A book is like a pump. It gives nothing unless first you give to it. You prime a pump with your own water, you work the handle with your own strength. You do this because you expect to get back more than you give.

一本书就像一个泵。它不会给你任何东西,除非你先给予它。你用你自己的水启动水泵,你用你自己的力量操纵手柄。你这样做是因为你期望得到的比你付出的多。

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.

她是心灵的朋友。她把我召集起来。我是碎片,她把它们收集起来,按正确的顺序还给我。有个女人是你心灵的朋友,这很好。

I would like to spare the time and effort of hack reviewers and, generally, persons who move their lips when reading.

我愿意花点时间和精力给那些黑客评论者,以及那些阅读时动嘴的人。

Whatever you do, good or bad, people will always have something negative to say.

无论你做什么,好或坏,人们总会有一些负面的东西要说。

The mind is like an unsafe neighbourhood. Don't go there alone.

思想就像一个不安全的邻居。不要一个人去那里。

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

提醒自己:不要向女孩扔东西。