He says: It had only been through books, at best no more than vicarious cultural transfusions, that I had managed to keep myself alive in a negatively vital way.

并加以思索，他说，：,“唯有通过读书，这种让文化在我心中产生共鸣的方式,才能维系我生存的勇气。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Can you tell me the fastest way to learn English to survive in the city?

你能告诉我最快的学习英语的方法让我在城市里生存下去吗？

生存英语 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人