When the writing is good, a book becomes a mirror. The reader will see an uncanny familiarity and respond accordingly.

  • -- Jen Knox 杰恩·诺克斯

当写作好的时候,一本书就变成了一面镜子。读者会看到一种不可思议的熟悉感,并做出相应的反应。

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I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.

我认为我们应该始终以某种程度的怀疑来接受我们的意见。我不希望人们武断地相信任何哲学,甚至不相信我的哲学。

Everyone creates realities based on their own personal beliefs. These beliefs are so powerful that they can create realities over and over.

每个人都基于自己的信念创造现实。这些信念是如此强大,以至于它们可以一次又一次地创造现实。

The beauty of Good reads is that you know you’re sowing in a field where everyone, by definition and self-selection, loves to read.

好的阅读之美在于,你知道你正在播种的土地上,根据定义和自我选择,每个人都喜欢阅读。

The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life.

哲学的最高境界是既明智又简单;这就是天使般的生活。

I was reading so much about myself in the papers that was not me.

我在报纸上读了那么多关于我自己的东西,而不是我自己。

No one knows as well as I how much nonsense is printed in books.

没有人比我更清楚书中有多少废话。

I'm always writing or playing because that is my life.

我总是在写作或玩耍,因为这就是我的生活。

Not writing was hard work, almost as hard as writing.

不写作很辛苦,几乎和写作一样辛苦。