小说是虚构的,这毫无疑问。但是你想一想,这个虚构的过程又是十分神奇的,它是这个世界上不存在的一个东西。比方说,你写了一部书,这部书或许在几千年中,或者是有人类以来,它是不存在的,现在它成为了一种事实。但在虚构的途中,究竟有什么样的设计?怎样建造?然后怎样把它安放到一个适当的位置?这是一个很苦恼的问题。比方说,你就这一方水域,你要造一艘船,首先 Novels are fictional, no doubt. But think about it, this fictional process is amazing, and it is something that does not exist in this world. For example, if you write a book, it may not exist for thousands of years or even humans. Now it becomes a fact. But on the fictitious way, what exactly is the design? How to build? And then how to put it in a proper position? This is a very troublesome question. Let’s say you’re on the water side of the party, you’re going to build a boat, first of all