Literature differs from life in that life is amorphously full of detail, and rarely directs us toward it, wheras literature teaches us to notice. Literature makes us better noticers of life. 文学与生活不同的地方在于，生活充满了未定形的细节，很少引导我们去注意它们，而文学教会我们观察。文学让我们成为更好的生活观察者。―――――小说机杼