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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My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment.

母亲是我生活中的主导力量。她对教育有一个非常明确的想法,那就是:你应该对一切都了如指掌。很简单。没有排他性,也没有真正的判断。

We appear to be programmed with the idea that there are We appear to be programmed with the idea that there are.

我们似乎被编程的理念是存在的我们似乎被编程的理念是存在的。

Every once in a while I feel the tremendous force of the novel. But it does not stay with me.

每隔一段时间,我就能感受到这部小说的巨大力量。但它并没有伴随我。

A novel captures essence that is not possible in any other form.

一部小说抓住了任何其他形式都不可能抓住的精髓。