獲得自由的唯一途徑是不斷挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威和傳統(tǒng)。
The writer's duty is to write with rigor, with honesty, and to never accept compromises.
作家的職責是嚴謹、誠實地寫作,永不妥協(xié)。
Writing is a way of living life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.
寫作是一種活兩次的方式,既活在當下又活在回憶中。
A good novel tells us the truth about its protagonist; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
一部好小說告訴我們關(guān)于主角的真相;而一部壞小說告訴我們關(guān)于作者的真相。
The novel is an act of rebellion against reality, an attempt to reshape the world according to one's desires.
小說是對現(xiàn)實的反抗行為,是按照個人欲望重塑世界的嘗試。
Writers are the engineers of the soul.
Literature is a form of permanent insurrection.
文學(xué)是一種永久的反抗形式。
The duty of literature is to disturb, to question, to undermine certainties.
文學(xué)的職責是擾亂、質(zhì)疑、動搖確定性。
Writing is an act of rebellion against reality.
寫作是對現(xiàn)實的反叛行為。
Literature is the best weapon against intolerance and fanaticism.
The novel is the most complete, most complex, and most profound expression of human reality that exists.
小說是對人類現(xiàn)實最完整、最復(fù)雜、最深刻的表達形式。