A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference.

  • -- John Hodgman 约翰·霍德曼

我的很多时间都花在阅读古籍或绝版参考书上。

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If you go to Gettysburg and take the time, maybe take a tour, maybe just drive around, read some of the monuments, read some of the plaques, you will come away changed.

如果你去葛底斯堡,花点时间,也许去旅游,也许只是开车转转,看看纪念碑,看看牌匾,你就会改变。

A chuckle a day may not keep the doctor away, but it sure does make those times in life's waiting room a little more bearable.

一天的轻笑也许不能让医生远离你,但它确实能让你在候诊室里的那些日子好过一点。

It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.

这是一个很好的规则,读完一本新书后,在你读完一本旧书之前,绝不允许自己再读一本新书。

When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something.

当我去一个国家,我去跳蚤市场,古董店。我总是在寻找一些东西。

A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.

书是一面镜子:如果一只猿猴往里看,使徒几乎不可能往外看。

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.

记住,最珍贵的古董是亲爱的老朋友。