没有人会戴着眼镜跳舞 我喜欢摘下眼镜的感觉 眼前的一切朦胧得美丽起来 所有锐锐利的线条， 人的分明轮廓、物的棱角边缘， 都消失了，代之以柔和的光晕； 所有肮脏的细节也被稀释， 所有的声音被过滤， 渐渐低沉，渐渐温和。 整个世界像一个丝绒枕头一样， 那么软，那么大 让我深陷其中，满足得入眠

Renowned New Yorker cover illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempé illustrates the quirky charm of France’s countryside and small towns with his signature style and gentle sense of humor and irony. His drawings are famed for their striking use of pen and ink, their inimitable style, and most of all for their satire and tragicomic vision. The 78 drawings in this charming portfolio are sweet and sentimental. They somehow manage to be gentle even when the topic is difficult. They probe the quirkiness of life in provincial France and wordlessly pinpoint the quintessential features of modern French life, creating a world peopled by bemused psychoanalysts, baffled lovers, dreamy couples, and long-faced aquiline-nosed depressives yearning for universal truths. Not only is the volume a tribute to France, but it celebrates those who are ready to see the comic and lighthearted beyond life’s problems and their own egos.