“If literature truly possesses a mysterious power, I think perhaps it is precisely this: that one can read a book by a writer of a different time, a different country, a different race, a different language, and a different culture and there encounter a sensation that is one's very own.” ReadingLiteraturePower Of Words Book:十個詞彙裡的中國 Source: 十個詞彙裡的中國
“Every time I read one of the great books, I feel myself transported to another place, and like a timid child I hug them close and mimic their steps, slowly tracing the long river of time in a journey where warmth and emotion fuse. They carry me off with them, then let me make my own way back, and it's only on my return that I realize they will always be a part of me.” ReadingLiteratureBooks Book:China in Ten Words Source: China in Ten Words