Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.

Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.

制作一本书是一门手艺，就像制作一个时钟;成为一名作家需要的不仅仅是天生的才智。

-- Jean de La Bruyere 布吕耶尔