I've had a lot of books rejected in my time. My first novel, which didn't get published, was, with hindsight, crashingly dull.

I've had a lot of books rejected in my time. My first novel, which didn't get published, was, with hindsight, crashingly dull.

我这段时间拒绝了很多书。我的第一部小说，没有出版，事后看来，非常枯燥。

-- Helen Fielding 海伦·菲尔丁