The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
真相很少是純粹的,也從不簡(jiǎn)單。
I think that's the single most important thing about writing: it's about making the familiar strange and the strange familiar.
我認(rèn)為這是寫(xiě)作中最重要的單一事情:它使熟悉的事物變得陌生,使陌生的事物變得熟悉。
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
過(guò)去是一個(gè)異國(guó)他鄉(xiāng);他們?cè)谀抢镒鍪碌姆绞讲煌?/div>
Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
寫(xiě)作是唯一一件當(dāng)我做它時(shí),我不覺(jué)得我應(yīng)該在做其他事情的事情。
"The novel is a way of thinking about the world, a way of understanding the world."
小說(shuō)是一種思考世界的方式,一種理解世界的方式。
"I think the best writing comes from a place of deep emotional truth."
我認(rèn)為最好的寫(xiě)作來(lái)自于深刻的情感真實(shí)。
"The novel is a very forgiving form. It can accommodate almost anything."
小說(shuō)是一種非常寬容的形式。它幾乎可以容納任何東西。
"I think the job of the novelist is to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar."
我認(rèn)為小說(shuō)家的任務(wù)是讓熟悉的事物變得陌生,讓陌生的事物變得熟悉。
"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(xiě)作是一種樂(lè)觀的行為。如果你覺(jué)得它不重要,你就不會(huì)費(fèi)心去做。
"Writing is a way of thinking, it's a way of working things out."
寫(xiě)作是一種思考的方式,是一種解決問(wèn)題的方式。