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

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。

-- George Saunders 山德斯