There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. - W. [William] Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)
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小説を書くにあたり、約束事が三つある。ただ残念なことにそれが何なのか、誰にも分からない。 - （ウィリアム・）サマセット・モーム (1874 - 1965)
![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: Every man has the defects of his qualities. [Every man has the defects of his virtues].](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/qualities-795867_640_aggression-487274_640-100x75.jpg)
