Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.

写小说能让你保持一种天真无邪的状态——很多事情都与你擦肩而过——仅仅是因为你的注意力被转移了。

-- Anita Brookner 安妮塔·布魯克娜