Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.

  • -- Walter Benjamin 沃尔特·本杰明

在所有获取书籍的方法中,自己写书被认为是最值得称赞的方法。作家真的是那些写书的人,不是因为他们穷,而是因为他们不满意那些他们可以买到但不喜欢的书。

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Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.

买书是一件好事,如果你还能买到时间来阅读的话:但是一般来说,买书会被误认为是占用了书的内容。

There is nothing more distressing or tiresome than a writer standing in front of an audience and reading his work.

没有什么比一个作家站在观众面前读他的作品更令人苦恼或厌倦的了。

I wanted to read immediately. The only fear was that of books coming to an end.

我想立即阅读。唯一的恐惧是书的结局。

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

绘画和写作是独立的艺术。