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)
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