To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

对我来说，阅读一位作家的作品，不仅是为了了解他所说的话，而且是为了和他一起出去旅行，和他结伴同行。

-- Andre Gide 安德烈·吉德