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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I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.

我有一个想法,我应该痛打每一个和我纠缠的球员,没有什么能说服我这不是一个好主意。

The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium.

小说的形式总是与其他形式相结合。对我来说,它一直是终极媒介。

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

一本好的小说告诉我们关于主人公的真相;但是一部糟糕的小说告诉我们关于作者的真相。

Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him.

人愿意为一个思想而死,只要这个思想对他不是很清楚。