多麗絲·萊辛
被譽為繼伍爾芙之后最偉大的女性作家
"There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth."
毫無疑問，小說能更好地處理真相。
"The story is a vehicle for the truth. We tell stories to find the truth."
故事是真理的載體。我們講故事是為了找到真理。
"What is a hero without love for mankind?"
沒有對人類的熱愛，英雄又是什么？
首先，你應(yīng)該寫作來取悅自己。你根本不應(yīng)該在乎其他任何人。
"Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so."
任何地方的任何人，只要有機會，就會綻放出百種意想不到的才能和能力。
"The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion."
所有老年人共有的一個大秘密是，你在七八十年里其實并沒有改變。你的身體變了，但你一點也沒變。這當然會引起很大的困惑。
"Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases, think for yourself."
如果你愿意，可以錯誤地思考，但在任何情況下都要為自己思考。
"With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one—but no one at all—can tell you what to read and when and how."
有了圖書館，你就是自由的，不會被暫時的政治氣候所限制。它是最民主的機構(gòu)，因為沒有人——絕對沒有人——能告訴你該讀什么、什么時候讀以及如何讀。
在寫作過程中，故事醞釀得越久，就越好。
"What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better."
假裝二流是一流的，這是可怕的。假裝你不需要愛，而實際上你需要；或者你喜歡你的工作，而實際上你知道你完全有能力做得更好。
In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.
The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.