It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts.

It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts.

保存笔记根本不是我文化的一部分。我从未听说过有作家保存他早期的草稿。

-- Naguib Mahfouz 纳吉布·马哈福兹