Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the meeting of a book club, is a brilliant idea.

  • -- Yann Martel 扬·马泰尔

书是一种社会性的东西——一个作家对读者说话——所以我认为把读书作为一个社会活动的中心,一个读书俱乐部的聚会,是一个绝妙的主意。

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Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the prope.

独创性不过是明智的模仿。最具独创性的作家互相借鉴。我们从书中得到的指导就像火一样。我们从邻居那里得到它,在家里点燃它,与他人交流它,它就变成了一个过程。

A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission.

一个伟大的想法通常由不止一个发现者提出。当世界需要伟大的想法时,它们就会出现。伟大的思想围绕着这个世界的无知和入学压力。

I'm insecure about everything, because... I'm never going to look in the mirror and see this blond, blue-eyed girl. That is my idea of what I'd like to look like.

我对一切都没有安全感,因为……我永远不会照镜子看到这个金发碧眼的女孩。这就是我想要的样子。

If anybody reads a story in a magazine or book, different pictures compete in their minds.

如果有人在杂志或书中读到一个故事,不同的图片会在他们的脑海中竞争。

I'm very cagey about making friends, and I rarely do.

我对交朋友很谨慎,我很少这样做。

It's never been about making money.

从来都不是为了赚钱。