To read is to travel without moving; to write is to make others travel.
閱讀是不動的旅行,寫作是讓他人旅行。
The novel is the most complete form of human expression.
小說是人類最完整的表達形式。
Words have the power to heal the wounds that reality inflicts.
文字有力量治愈現(xiàn)實造成的創(chuàng)傷。
Childhood is the first and last frontier of literature.
童年是文學最初也是最后的邊疆。
The true writer is always an outsider, even in his own country.
真正的作家永遠是個局外人,即使在自己的國家也是如此。
Every book is a journey, and every journey could become a book.
每本書都是一次旅程,每次旅程都可能成為一本書。
Language is the only homeland that never exiles you.
語言是永遠不會放逐你的家園。
To travel is to write with your feet.
旅行就是用雙腳寫作。
The world is full of signs, and the writer's job is to decipher them.
世界充滿了符號,作家的職責就是解讀它們。
Writing is not just a profession, it's a way of life.
寫作不僅僅是一種職業(yè),更是一種生活方式。