The writer must be a perpetual dissident, a professional heretic.
作家必須是一個永遠(yuǎn)的異見者,一個職業(yè)的異端。
A novel is a mirror walking down the road, reflecting not just the world but the reader’s soul.
小說是一面行走在路上的鏡子,不僅反映世界,也反映讀者的靈魂。
The true writer is always an exile, even in his own country.
真正的作家永遠(yuǎn)是一個流亡者,即使在自己的國家也是如此。
Literature is the memory of humanity, and without memory, there is no identity.
文學(xué)是人類的記憶,沒有記憶就沒有身份。
To write is to resist the erosion of time, to fight against oblivion.
寫作就是抵抗時間的侵蝕,與遺忘抗?fàn)帯?/div>
The novel is a lie that makes us see the truth.
小說是一種謊言,它讓我們看到真相。
The writer’s duty is to rebel, to resist, to never be complacent.
作家的職責(zé)是反抗、抵制,永遠(yuǎn)不要自滿。
Reality is always richer and more complex than fiction.
現(xiàn)實總是比小說更豐富、更復(fù)雜。
The writer must be a free being, even if it costs him everything.
作家必須是一個自由的存在,即使這會讓他付出一切代價。
Without freedom, there is no creation, and without creation, there is no true life.
沒有自由就沒有創(chuàng)造,沒有創(chuàng)造就沒有真正的生活。