A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
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Books
The point is, it didn't really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.
重点是，这本书讲的是什么并不重要。重要的是它的意义。
There are essentially two things that will make you wise -- the books you read and the people you meet.
其实有两件事能让你变得聪明——你读的书和你遇到的人。
With thought, patience, and discrimination, book passion becomes the signature of a person's character.
有了思想，有了耐心，有了辨别力，书的激情就成了一个人性格的标志。
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。
I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.
我很幸运，得到的书都不是畅销书;这些书都在我们的视线之外。
This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.
除非我们买书的钱比买口香糖的钱还多，否则我们永远不会成为一个文明的国家。
I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.
我不记得读过的书，就像我不记得吃过的饭一样;即便如此，他们还是让我这么做了。
That seems to be the definition of 'novel' for me: a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.
对我来说，这似乎就是“小说”的定义:一个尚未找到简洁方式的故事。
When confronted with a birthday in a week I will remember that a book can be a really good present, too.
当面临一周后的生日时，我会记得一本书也可以是一个很好的礼物。
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
书是世界的一个版本。如果你不喜欢它，忽略它;或者提供你自己的版本作为回报。
My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine.
我的主要愿望是把我的书放到别人的房间里，把别人的书放在我的房间外面。
Every night, I have to read a book, so that my mind will stop thinking about things that I stress about.
每天晚上，我必须读一本书，这样我的大脑就会停止思考我的压力。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
头脑需要书籍，就像剑需要磨石一样，如果它想保持锋利的话。
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
书有可浅尝者，有可吞食者，少数则须咀嚼消化。
To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
养成读书的习惯，就是为自己建造一个避难所，使自己免受生活中几乎所有的不幸。
Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.
读一千本书，你的话就会像河流一样流淌。
The fact people think that when you sell a lot of books you are not a serious writer is a great insult to the readership. I get a little angry when people try to say such a thing.
事实上，人们认为当你卖了很多书，你不是一个严肃的作家，这是对读者的极大侮辱。当人们试图说这样的话时，我有点生气。
All good books have one thing in common - they are truer than if they had really happened.
所有的好书都有一个共同点——它们都比真实发生过的书更真实。