The book is a weapon against oblivion.
書是對抗遺忘的武器。
Writing is the art of making the invisible visible.
寫作是使不可見之物可見的藝術(shù)。
The only true voyage of discovery would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes.
唯一真正的發(fā)現(xiàn)之旅不是去訪問陌生的土地,而是擁有其他的眼睛。
The book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it, an apostle is unlikely to look out.
書是一面鏡子:如果一只猿猴往里看,使徒不太可能往外看。
Every word is a world.
每一個詞都是一個世界。
The true journey is not about discovering new landscapes, but about seeing with new eyes.
真正的旅程不在于發(fā)現(xiàn)新的風景,而在于用新的眼光去看。
To write is to descend into the abyss of oneself.
寫作是墜入自我深淵的過程。
Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.
沉默是上帝的語言,其他一切都是拙劣的翻譯。
The past is not dead, it is not even past.
過去并未死去,它甚至還未過去。
Writing is a way of living, a way of being in the world.
寫作是一種生活方式,一種存在于世界的方式。