J·M·庫切
兩次獲得布克獎的南非作家
小說是一種探索的形式，一種映射人類心靈未知領(lǐng)域的方式。
We live in a world where the past is always present, and the present is always haunted by the past.
我們生活在一個過去總是存在，現(xiàn)在總是被過去困擾的世界。
The act of writing is an act of hope.
Writing is not about revealing the truth, but about creating a space where the truth can be discovered.
寫作不是揭示真相，而是創(chuàng)造一個可以發(fā)現(xiàn)真相的空間。
The truth is that we are all capable of great evil, given the right circumstances.
事實是，在適當(dāng)?shù)那闆r下，我們都有能力做出極大的惡行。
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
寫作是一種樂觀的行為。如果你覺得它不重要，你就不會費心去做。
To be a writer is to be a person who is always trying to find the truth.
成為一個作家就是成為一個永遠在尋找真相的人。
The world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.
The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.
The question is not how to get cured, but how to live.
We are all born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We're kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize a little bit with other people.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
The truth is, we are all waiting for someone to come and save us.
事實上，我們都在等待有人來拯救我們。
All serious art attempts to make sense of the world.