伊恩·蘭金
犯罪小說的領軍人物
The best villains are those who believe they're the heroes of their own stories.
最好的反派是那些認為自己是他自己故事中的英雄的人。
Sometimes the detective isn't solving the crime as much as being consumed by it.
有時偵探不是在破案，而是在被案件吞噬。
Writing about crime is really writing about society's fractures and failings.
The most terrifying monsters are the ones that look just like us.
最可怕的怪物是那些看起來和我們一樣的怪物。
A good mystery should keep the reader guessing until the very end, but the clues must all be there.
好的懸疑故事應該讓讀者一直猜測到最后，但所有線索都必須存在。
The past is never dead; it's not even past. This is especially true in detective fiction.
過去從未消逝，它甚至沒有過去。這在偵探小說中尤其如此。
Every murder leaves two victims: the deceased and the killer.
每起謀殺都會留下兩個受害者：死者和兇手。
The best detective stories are those where the detective is as complex as the crime.
最好的偵探故事是那些偵探和罪行一樣復雜的故事。
Crime fiction is the perfect vehicle for exploring the darker side of human nature.
犯罪小說是探索人性陰暗面的完美載體。
"The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself."
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