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那年殘冬的午後，比爾帶我們到書店地庫觀賞吳爾芙一堆初版書，他說，那樣嬌貴的閨秀不可能寫風瀟雨晦的小說，吳爾芙只好苦苦借文字的技巧來剖析心理的死結，最終奠定了她不朽的八斗才情，人家對她的評價她仍然格外在意：＂What is the use of saying one is indifferent to reviews when positive praise, though mingled with blame, gives one such a start on, that instead of feeling dried up, one feels flooded with ideas?＂