“ What a writer brought to a book didn't matter as much as what the reader contributed. 作者为一本书带来了什么并不重要,重要的是读者贡献了什么。 Lisa Morton 莉萨·莫顿
“ 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。 Italo Calvino 伊塔罗·卡尔维诺
“ After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or phrase or vivid cameo. 读过小说之后,你对它的内容只有模糊的记忆。你记得当时的气氛,古怪的画面、短语或生动的客串。 Arthur Smith 明恩溥