“The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Not a good place to live. Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness – and love. Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn’t ask anything in return; they never went away, never, not even when you treated them badly.”
— Cornelia Funke, Inkheart
谷歌翻译,仅供参考:
“世界是一个可怕的地方,残忍,无情,黑暗就像一个恶梦。不适合居住。只有在书中你才能找到怜悯、安慰、幸福和爱。书爱任何打开它们的人,它们给了你安全和友谊,什么也不求回报;它们从来没有离开过,从来没有,甚至当你对待它们的时候也没有。”