The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.

  • -- Alfred Hitchcock 阿尔弗雷德希区柯克

平装本很有趣,但我发现它永远也取代不了精装本——它的门槛很低。

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Masterpieces are not single and solitary births; they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common, of thinking by the body of the people, so that the experience of the mass is behind the single voice.

杰作不是孤独的诞生;它们是多年共同思考的产物,是由人的身体来思考的,使群众的经历是背后的单一的声音。

Don't just float through life; don't just agree to anything and everything, have a course you are known for at all times.

不要随波逐流;不要什么都同意,要有一门你一直都知道的课程。

My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

我的母校是书,一个很好的图书馆……我可以用我的余生来阅读,满足我的好奇心。

One year's poor form remains a blip but if it happens next year, you can say it's a trend.

一年的糟糕表现仍然只是昙花一现,但如果明年出现这种情况,你可以说这是一种趋势。

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

新书最糟糕的地方是,它们让我们无法阅读旧书。

The north wind has no corn and a poor man no friend.

北风无谷,穷人无友。