We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.

  • -- Philip Pullman 菲利普·普尔曼

我们不需要对与错的清单,不需要做与不做的表格:我们需要书籍、时间和沉默。你不会很快被遗忘,但从前是永恒的。

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I was not great behind the counter. I had a week off without asking for it. Another time, we had a cart go up in flames, and we went out on another cart, which we wrecked by running it into the cart that was on fire.

我在柜台后面不太好。我请了一个星期的假而没有提出要求。还有一次,我们有一辆车着火了,我们坐着另一辆车出去,我们把它撞到着火的车上,把它撞坏了。

People who know and love the same books you do have the road map of your soul. I believe that.

那些与你认识并热爱同样书籍的人,拥有你灵魂的路线图。我相信。

Those who try to juggle wisdom, power and greed, drop one of the balls, every time.

那些试图在智慧、权力和贪婪之间周旋的人,每次都会掉一个球。

When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day.

当我发现图书馆的时候,就像每天都过圣诞节一样。