Lists of books we reread and books we can't finish tell more about us than about the relative worth of the books themselves.

  • -- Russell Banks 罗素·班克斯

我们重读的书和读不完的书的清单比书本身的相对价值更能说明我们自己。

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I do reread, kind of obsessively, partly for the surprise of how the same book reads at a different point in life, and partly to have the sense of returning to an old friend.

我确实会重读,有点痴迷,部分原因是我对同一本书在人生不同阶段的阅读方式感到惊讶,部分原因是我有种回到老朋友身边的感觉。

It's okay if you finish cooking something easy after your guests arrive - some dishes must be prepared a la minute, as chefs say. Just remember to keep talking.

如果你在客人到达后做了一些简单的菜就可以了——正如厨师所说,有些菜必须提前一分钟准备好。别忘了继续说。

I was born and raised an atheist, because I don't need a God to help me finish the next Mario game. I don't need to give others credit for my hard work.

我出生并成长为一个无神论者,因为我不需要上帝来帮助我完成下一个马里奥游戏。我不需要把我的努力归功于别人。

Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties - provided we're only talking about criminals.

自由主义者是公民自由的坚定捍卫者——前提是我们只谈论罪犯。

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

我们中的一些人可能会找到幸福,如果我们停止为它拼命奋斗。

I don't reread my books.

我不重读我的书。