The past is never dead. It's not even past.
Memory is not just a personal matter; it is also a collective one.
I write to understand, to grasp the reality that escapes me.
Writing is a way of fighting against oblivion, against death.
寫(xiě)作是一種對(duì)抗遺忘、對(duì)抗死亡的方式。
I will not be able to write anything else. I have nothing more to say.
我將無(wú)法再寫(xiě)任何東西。我沒(méi)有什么可說(shuō)的了。
Writing is a way to confront the past.
寫(xiě)作是面對(duì)過(guò)去的一種方式。
To write is to bear witness.
寫(xiě)作是作證。
Writing is a way to make sense of the world.
寫(xiě)作是理解世界的一種方式。
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
過(guò)去是一個(gè)陌生的國(guó)度;他們?cè)谀抢镒鍪碌姆绞讲煌?/div>
Writing is a way to reclaim one's identity.
寫(xiě)作是重新獲得自己身份的一種方式。
The act of writing is an act of survival.
寫(xiě)作的行為是一種生存的行為。
Writing is a way to confront the silence.