"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
作家是這樣的人,對(duì)他們來說,寫作比其他人更困難。
"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
你讀得越多,知道的東西就越多。你學(xué)得越多,去的地方就越多。
"Language is the house of being. In its home man dwells."
語言是存在的家園。人在其中居住。
"The writer's duty is to tell the truth, even when it is uncomfortable."
作家的職責(zé)是說出真相,即使真相令人不安。
"Every book is a journey, and every journey is a book."
每一本書都是一次旅程,每一次旅程都是一本書。
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
應(yīng)對(duì)不自由世界的唯一方法是變得絕對(duì)自由,以至于你的存在本身就是一種反抗。
"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."
寫作是一種不被中斷的說話方式。
"A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever."
一本好書是最好的朋友,今天如此,永遠(yuǎn)如此。
"Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary."
文學(xué)是發(fā)現(xiàn)普通人身上非凡之處的藝術(shù),并用普通的語言表達(dá)非凡的內(nèi)容。
"The writer is the conscience of society."
作家是社會(huì)的良心。