It had been my accidental reading of fiction and literary criticism that had invoked in me vague glimpses of life's possibilities.

我偶尔会读小说和文学评述,这让我隐约地窥探到,生活的可能性，“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

You may have noticed that I am very fond of reading aloud to you from these novels. I'm very fond of reading out passages.

你们也许注意到了我很喜欢大声读这些小说给你们听,我很喜欢读一些片段。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

If that's not a novelist's description of what a lost cause is I've never read one.

这就是一个小说家所描述的失败的代价,我从未读到过更贴切的说法了

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

I don't know what that dream we're going to dream together is when we read that novel. I don't know what that'll be.

我不知道当我们一起读那部小说的时候,我们将会一起做个什么样的梦，我不知道。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选