Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

  • -- W. H. Auden 奥登

有些书不应该被遗忘;没有一个是不值得记住的。

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Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize, learning a mere fraction of what I have forgotten.

也许我注定要在我正在探索的幻觉中倒退我的脚步,注定要尝试和学习我应该简单认识的东西,学习我已经忘记的东西的一小部分。

I love the smell of a new book, but I prefer inhaling fresh bottles of ink and glue. They get me more lightheaded – unless I read the book.

我喜欢新书的味道,但我更喜欢吸入新鲜的墨水瓶和胶水。它们让我更加头昏眼花——除非我读过这本书。

What makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out.

一个故事之所以独特,并不一定是故事中的信息,而是作者选择加入或删除的内容。

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never.

烈士们,我的朋友,必须在被遗忘、被嘲笑和被利用之间做出选择。至于被理解——永远不会。

The more you read, the more you want to know, and so the more questions you have.

你读得越多,你想知道的就越多,所以你的问题就越多。

Being so honest in my writing is cathartic.

在我的写作中如此诚实是一种宣泄。