We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.

  • -- Ursula K. Le Guin 娥苏拉·勒瑰恩

我们读书来发现我们是谁。其他人,真实的或想象的,做了什么,想了什么,感觉了什么……是我们理解自己是什么和可能成为什么样子的重要指南。

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A woman that is patient has the ability to endure provocation, pain, annoyance etc, with much calm and strength.

一个有耐心的女人有能力忍受挑衅、痛苦、烦恼等,而且非常平静和坚强。

The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.

世界是一个地狱般的地方,糟糕的写作正在摧毁我们的痛苦。

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life".

书是危险的。最好的应该贴上“这会改变你的生活”的标签。

We live and breathe words.

我们活着,呼吸着语言。