The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write.

The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write.

这位作家研究的是文学，而不是世界。他对他所读的东西很谨慎，因为那是他要写的东西。

-- Annie Dillard 迪拉德