Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.

  • -- Jane Smiley 简·斯迈利

许多人,包括我自己在内,一看到一本书就感觉好多了。

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A finished tale may give a man immortality in the light and literary sense; but an unfinished tale suggests another immortality, more essential and more strange.

一个完成的故事可以使一个人在光明和文学意义上永生;但一个未完成的故事暗示着另一种不朽,更本质,也更奇怪。

The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to one's life.

当一个人学会阅读的东西对他的生活没有任何重要意义时,他的阅读能力就会贬值。

Luckily, I always travel with a book, just in case I have to wait on line for Santa, or some such inconvenience.

幸运的是,我总是带着一本书去旅行,以防我不得不排队等圣诞老人,或者其他一些不便。

What is reading, but silent conversation.

什么是读书,而不是无声的交谈。