"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
"Books are the mirrors that reflect our dreams."
Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl, or a stallholder in a market, it is always ourselves that we are describing.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
我们阅读是为了知道我们并不孤单。
It doesn’t matter how far you might rise. At some point you are bound to stumble because if you’re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar.