The average novel invariably reads like a detective's report. It is drab and tedious because it is never objective.

  • -- Sōseki Natsume S_Seki Natsume

一般的小说读起来总是像侦探的报告。它单调乏味,因为它从不客观。

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I am writing neither for prestige nor wealth. I am writing purely out of enjoyment and the desire to tell a story.

我写作不是为了名望,也不是为了财富。我写作纯粹是为了享受和讲故事的欲望。

Novel writing is solitary work.

小说写作是一项独立的工作。