If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.

-- Elizabeth Bowen 伊丽莎白·鲍恩

如果一个主题或想法太接近表面，小说就会变成一个简单的描绘一个想法的小册子。

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Idea Novel

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I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle's, on the dining table.

我养成了关着门写小说的习惯，或者在叔叔家的餐桌上写小说。

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You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea.

如果没有好主意，你会感到无聊。

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Alligators have the right idea, they eat their young.

短吻鳄的想法是对的，它们会吃掉幼崽。

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I've never abandoned the novel.

我从未放弃过这本小说。

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