I think the act of reading imbues the reader with a sensitivity toward the outside world that people who don't read can sometimes lack.
我认为阅读行为赋予读者一种对外部世界的敏感，这是不读书的人有时缺乏的。
过去是一个异国；他们在那里做事的方式不同。
The only real life is the life of the mind.
"In business, timing is everything."