George Orwell: "Writing a book is a horrible…"

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写书是一场可怕的、令人疲惫的斗争，就像长时间的痛苦疾病一样。如果不是被某个既无法抗拒也无法理解的恶魔驱使，一个人永远不会做这样的事情。

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