"In literature, as in life, everything is connected."
在文學(xué)中,就像在生活中,一切都是相連的。
"A good book is an event in my life."
一本好書是我生命中的一個(gè)事件。
"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."
寫作的行為是一種樂觀的行為。如果你覺得它不重要,你就不會(huì)費(fèi)心去做。
"Every story is a journey, and every journey is a story."
每個(gè)故事都是一次旅程,每次旅程都是一個(gè)故事。
"A writer is essentially a person who writes not because he has to, but because he cannot not write."
作家本質(zhì)上是一個(gè)不是因?yàn)楸仨殞懽?,而是因?yàn)椴荒懿粚懽鞯娜恕?/div>
"The truth is that literature is the only way to overcome death."
文學(xué)是克服死亡的唯一途徑。