多讀不如揀好

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以前我會強迫自己看完所有開了的書,因為我認為這在年輕時是很好的紀律訓練。但是,一旦你確立了自己的品味,你會意識到直到死之前為止,你能讀的書其實很有限,從此要讀完一本爛書便簡直令人作嘔。

—哈瑞伊.昆祖魯(英國小說家及記者)

“I used to force myself to finish everything I started, which I think is quite good discipline when you’re young, but once you’ve established your taste, and the penny drops that there are only a certain number of books you’ll get to read before you die, reading bad ones becomes almost nauseating.”

Hari Kunzru, British novelist and journalist