弗朗西斯·斯普福德
歷史與想象的結(jié)合
"A good sentence is a small miracle."
一個(gè)好句子是一個(gè)小小的奇跡。
"The act of writing is an act of hope."
寫作是一種希望的行為。
"Reading is time travel, and books are the vehicles."
閱讀是時(shí)間旅行，而書籍是載具。
"The truth of fiction lies not in its facts but in its emotional honesty."
小說(shuō)的真實(shí)不在于事實(shí)，而在于情感上的誠(chéng)實(shí)。
"Every book is a conversation between the writer and the reader."
每一本書都是作者與讀者之間的一場(chǎng)對(duì)話。
"Writing is a way of discovering what you didn’t know you knew."
寫作是一種發(fā)現(xiàn)你未曾意識(shí)到自己已知之事的方式。
"The best stories are those that make you see the familiar in an unfamiliar way."
最好的故事是那些讓你以陌生的方式看待熟悉事物的故事。
"A novel is a machine for thinking, a way of exploring the world without leaving your chair."
小說(shuō)是一臺(tái)思考的機(jī)器，是一種無(wú)需離開(kāi)椅子就能探索世界的方式。
"History is not just what happened, but what people thought and felt about it."
歷史不僅僅是發(fā)生了什么，還包括人們對(duì)此的想法和感受。
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
"The stories we love best do more than entertain us; they shape who we are."