An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.

  • -- Augustine Birrell 比勒尔

一个普通人可以用两千本书把自己包围起来,这样,他在这个世界上就至少有了一个可以快乐的地方。

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Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves.

书能真正改变我们的生活:读过书的人的生活,写过书的人的生活。读者和作家都发现了他们从未了解过的世界和自己。

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.

对于孤独的人来说,书商是最有价值的去处,因为作家们找不到倾诉的对象,所以写了那么多书。

Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.

幸福不在于外在的环境,而在于内心的状态。

The Simplest way of being happy is letting go of things that make you sad.

快乐最简单的方法就是放下那些让你难过的事情。

Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness.

在某种程度上,我们似乎混淆了舒适和幸福。

I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.

我不常被绊倒。我只是喜欢享受生活和快乐。

Hemingway said the only way to write about a place is to leave it.

海明威说,写一个地方的唯一方法就是离开它。

Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains.

长胡须不能代替大脑。