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 was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn't think of it as being tough and things like that.

我是如此迷恋在演艺圈的想法,所以一切对我来说都是光明的。我的意思是,我不认为这是艰难的事情之类的。

You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look.

作为一名芭蕾舞演员,你必须打破轻装上阵的观念。你感觉越重,你看起来就越轻。

If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account.

如果你一个人写小说,你就坐着,编一个小故事。这是好,但这无关紧要。

That seems to be the definition of 'novel' for me: a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.

对我来说,这似乎就是“小说”的定义:一个尚未找到简洁方式的故事。