They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

他们说,文学力量的考验是一个人能否题词。我说,‘他能给小猫起个名字吗?’

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So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world.

很多文学科幻小说都是关于创造丰富、详细、在社会层面上有意义的世界。我们将为人们创造一个世界,然后在这个世界里呈现一个故事。

I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn't thinking about them being movies.

我认为我的情感很文学;我所有的书都是作为书来写的,我没有把它们当成电影。