The novel is the most complete expression of human freedom.
Literature is the art of turning pain into beauty.
文學是將痛苦轉(zhuǎn)化為美的藝術(shù)。
A great novel is one that refuses to be forgotten.
偉大的小說是拒絕被遺忘的小說。
The writer must be a heretic, a questioner of all absolutes.
作家必須是一個異端,一個質(zhì)疑所有絕對的人。
The novel is the most powerful tool for understanding the Other.
Literature is the exploration of the human soul in all its darkness and light.
文學是對人類靈魂在黑暗與光明中的探索。
The writer’s duty is to be a troublemaker, a disturber of the peace.
作家的職責是成為一個麻煩制造者,和平的擾亂者。
The novel is a protest against the irreversibility of time.
The best literature is that which makes us uncomfortable, which disturbs our sleep.
最好的文學是讓我們感到不安、擾亂我們睡眠的文學。
The writer must be a perpetual outsider, a critic of all orthodoxies.
作家必須是一個永遠的外來者,所有正統(tǒng)觀念的批評者。