If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is able to study his personal unconscious.

If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is able to study his personal unconscious.

如果小说家与人物分享他或她的问题，他或她就能研究他或她的个人潜意识。

-- Manuel Puig 曼努埃尔·普伊格