A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and the multitude of false ones that make up most of what we call life.

A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and the multitude of false ones that make up most of what we call life.

一部小说在一些真实的印象和许多虚假的印象之间取得平衡，而这些印象构成了我们所说的生活的大部分。

-- Saul Bellow 索尔·贝娄