If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

  • -- William Hazlitt 威廉·哈兹里特

如果我以前没有读过一本书,无论它是昨天出版的还是三百年前出版的,无论从任何意义上说,对我来说都是新的。

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Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they want some entertainment and a sense of achievement. So that's what I give them. That's all I'm trying to do. Is that really so wrong?

生活是艰辛的,很多人下班回家都很累。如果他们要花半个小时阅读,他们想要一些娱乐和成就感。这就是我给他们的。这就是我想做的。真的有那么错吗?

I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise, don't bother writing a book; go and find a tropical island and lie in the sun.

我不认为哀叹世界现状有什么意义,除非你能想出什么办法来改善它。否则,就不要写书了;去找一个热带岛屿,躺在阳光下。

You begin a film more with questions than with direct intentions. It's more of an exploration and discovery.

你开始一部电影时更多的是带着问题,而不是直接的意图。更多的是一种探索和发现。

There is no proper time and place for reading. When the mood for reading comes, one can read anywhere.

没有合适的时间和地点读书。当阅读的心情来临时,一个人可以在任何地方阅读。

It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.

如果你的意图是真诚的,那么你能学到的东西是惊人的。

Youth is a time when we find the books we give up but do not get over.

青春是这样一段时光:我们发现自己放弃了一些书,但却无法释怀。