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The covers of this book are too far apart.

  • -- Ambrose Bierce 比尔斯

这本书的封面相隔太远。

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My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding.

我的书根据书店的不同摆放在不同的地方。有时他们可以在神秘的部分找到，有时在幽默部门，有时甚至在文学通道，这是有点惊人的。

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There is something fascinatingly awkward about an author photo. I'm drawn to those glossy shots in the back of books, mostly because the subjects never look happy to be there.

作者的照片有一些迷人的尴尬。我被书后面那些光彩照人的照片所吸引，主要是因为书里的人物看起来从来都不开心。

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Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!

在这个伪善的世界上所有的伪善中——尽管伪君子的伪善可能是最糟糕的——批评的伪善是最折磨人的!

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Books allow you to take flight, unlike the chicken wings I stapled to my back before eating them.

书能让你飞起来，不像我吃之前在背上钉的鸡翅。

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For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil in all things.

因为那些智慧成为罪恶之母的人，那些智慧教育他们在所有的事情上都是邪恶的。

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I went to college thinking of maybe pursuing a career in film criticism.

我上大学的时候想从事电影批评方面的工作。

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I often reread books I have written.

我经常重读我写的书。

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