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

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。

-- G. K. Chesterton 特顿