When I was in my twenties and broke, I'd buy books before food. A meal will sustain you for a few hours, a good book will sustain you for life.

  • -- Gabrielle Zevin 加·泽文

当我二十多岁身无分文的时候,我会先买书再买食物。一顿饭可以支撑你几个小时,一本好书可以支撑你一生。

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If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads.

如果你想告诉我一个人的心,不要告诉我他读了什么,而要告诉我他重读了什么。

Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

买一本书不是为了获得财产,而是为了保护一个门户。

Books were my passion and my escape from madness.

书是我的激情,是我摆脱疯狂的方式。

The masses read with their stomachs.

群众凭胃读书。