The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of using fantasy, of being subjective.

The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of using fantasy, of being subjective.

散文家必须遵循一定的思维模式。小说家具有运用幻想的优势，具有主观性。

-- Manuel Puig 曼努埃尔·普伊格