The book trade invented literary prizes to stimulate sales, not to reward merit.

  • -- Michael Moorcock 迈克尔·摩考克

图书业发明文学奖项是为了刺激销售,而不是奖励有价值的人。

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The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.

书的精华不在于它所包含的思想,而在于它所暗示的思想;正如音乐的魅力不在于它的音调,而在于我们心灵的共鸣。

We should believe in quality of books rather than quantity of books.

我们应该相信书的质量而不是数量。