老二說:「我有一本摩爾的著作,但不是《烏托邦》。我聽過尼采的著作,但從未讀過。所以我沒有讀過上述書單裡任何一本。老實說,我也不知道它們在這個時代對任何人有甚麼幫助。」 (“I do have a copy of a work by More, but I don't think it is Utopia. I have heard of Nietzsche's work, but I've never read it. So no, I'v never read any of the books above, and honestly I don't know how they are supposed to benefit anyone in this day and age.”)
外甥女說:「在我的記憶裡,也沒有讀過其中任何一本。不過,我知道薩伊德的《東方主義》在大學一門課的閱讀書單裡,只是不記得有沒有真的讀它。這就是那本書給我的印象。我只在別的文章裡見到這些書名列在參考書目裡,但還沒有學問去鑽研原著!」 (“I have never read any of these either, in my recollection; however, I know that Said's "Orientalism" was on our reading list for a course in college, I just cannot remember if I actually read it or not, that's how much of an impression it made on me. I've only heard of most of these titles being referenced in other texts, but I am simply not learned enough to have actually read the originals!”)
老大說:「摩爾寫了烏托邦; 他的哲學一直到去世前才受到重視。這些都是大學程度的書籍,不清楚高中生如果沒有足夠的功底,讀了有甚麼好處。」 (“More wrote Utopia. He was known for philosophy primarily before his death.” “These are all university level texts. It is unclear high school students benefit from reading them without context.”)