The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.

  • -- Christopher Morley 克里斯托弗·莫利

书的真正目的是使人的思想陷入自己的思考。

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Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul.

每当一个学生经过一幢属于他的学院的非常紧急、富有表现力的建筑时,它都能帮助他确信,他确实有那样的头脑,有那样的灵魂。

Who wants to be used? I love to read, so books are my main friends. They're always available, always friendly, and always interesting, and they never make me choose sides.

谁想被利用?我喜欢读书,所以书是我的主要朋友。他们总是有空的,总是友好的,总是有趣的,他们从不让我选择立场。

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

我发现电视很有教育意义。每次有人打开电视,我就去另一个房间看书。

I just think that some version of the past in our culture is going to rise up and become dominant.

我只是认为我们文化中过去的某个版本将会崛起并占据主导地位。

To build up a library is to create a life. It's never just a random collection of books.

建立图书馆就是创造生活。它绝不是随意的一堆书。

You could write a book about things that you can't find on-line.

你可以写一本关于网上找不到的东西的书。

I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.

我只知道一种自由,那就是思想的自由。

LIFE: Love, Intelligence, Fun, Evolution in that order.

生活:爱、智慧、乐趣、进化。

Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.

好运是坚韧目标的另一个名字。

I think celebrities suck.

我认为名人很差劲。