An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

一个作家谈论自己的书就像一个母亲谈论自己的孩子一样糟糕。

-- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利