The book is a weapon against oblivion.
书是对抗遗忘的武器。
Writing is the art of making the invisible visible.
写作是使不可见之物可见的艺术。
The only true voyage of discovery would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes.
唯一真正的发现之旅不是去访问陌生的土地，而是拥有其他的眼睛。
The book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it, an apostle is unlikely to look out.
书是一面镜子：如果一只猿猴往里看，使徒不太可能往外看。
Every word is a world.
每一个词都是一个世界。
The true journey is not about discovering new landscapes, but about seeing with new eyes.
真正的旅程不在于发现新的风景，而在于用新的眼光去看。
To write is to descend into the abyss of oneself.
写作是坠入自我深渊的过程。
Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.
沉默是上帝的语言，其他一切都是拙劣的翻译。
The past is not dead, it is not even past.
过去并未死去，它甚至还未过去。
Writing is a way of living, a way of being in the world.
写作是一种生活方式，一种存在于世界的方式。