A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
图书
Books
I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next.
我一直认为读书的乐趣在于不知道接下来会发生什么。
I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
我从来不想和一个写得比读得多的人交谈。
Publication is a marathon, not a sprint. Writing the book is only the start.
出版是一场马拉松，而不是短跑。写这本书仅仅是个开始。
Books are a poor substitute for female company, but they are easier to find.
书籍是女性伴侣的可怜替代品，但它们更容易找到。
Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.
把你的房子装满书，在所有的缝隙和角落里。
A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference.
我的很多时间都花在阅读古籍或绝版参考书上。
Reading makes me feel like I've lived a thousand lives in addition to my own.
阅读让我觉得除了自己的生活，我还经历了一千种生活。
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.
你永远找不到一杯足够大的茶或一本书足够长来适合我。
Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things.
除非读者使用它们，使它们复活，否则书籍确实是死的东西。
Thank you for sending me a copy of your book - I'll waste no time reading it.
谢谢你寄给我一份你的书，我马上就看。
I suppose what one wants really is ideal company and books are ideal company.
我想一个人真正想要的是理想的伴侣，而书就是理想的伴侣。
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
这些不是书，不是没有生命的纸团，而是书架上鲜活的思想。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
我宁愿贫穷时住在书屋里，也不愿做一个没有读书欲望的国王。
A book tightly shut but is a block of paper.
一本书紧紧地合在一起，不过是一张纸。
Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst...They are for nothing but to inspire.
书是最好的东西，用得好;被虐待，在最糟糕的…它们只是用来鼓舞人心的。
A room without books is like a life without meaning.
没有书的房间就像没有意义的生活。
We live and breathe words.
我们活着，呼吸着语言。
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
经典是一本永远没有把它要说的话说完的书。