每本书都是一次旅程，每次旅程都是一本书。
Every book is a journey, and every journey is a book.
小说是捕捉生命整体性的最雄心勃勃的尝试。
You can't just sit there and wait for life to come to you. You have to go get it.
轧棉机的发明是一系列无法预见的 circumstances 的结果。