A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.

  • -- Robertson Davies 罗伯逊戴维斯

一本真正伟大的书应该在青年时读,在成熟时读,在老年时读,就像一座精美的建筑应该在晨光、正午和月光下看一样。

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Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.

书籍就像种子。它们可以休眠数百年,然后在最贫瘠的土地上开花。

Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.

你的书是如此的特别和珍贵,以至于宣扬你的感情感觉像是背叛。

Stay in your room; write your own books; because everything outside this room is a lie.

呆在你的房间里;自己写书;因为外面的一切都是谎言。

Waiting turns men into bears in a barn, and women into cats in a sack.

等待把男人变成谷仓里的熊,女人变成口袋里的猫。