I read all kinds of remarkable books and yet I can never make out what direction I should take, what it is that I want, properly speaking."

我读过各种各样的名著,但是我还不能决定我接下来要走的方向以及想要追求的东西，以便能得体地讲话“

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

They throw all kinds of old books, great old books, onto the bonfire.

抛掉了所有旧书刊,将珍贵的古籍,统统抛入火里

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选