最好的故事是那些困扰我们、迫使我们质疑自己确定性的故事。
The writer must be a perpetual dissident, a professional heretic.
作家必须是一个永远的异见者，一个职业的异端。
A novel is a mirror walking down the road, reflecting not just the world but the reader’s soul.
小说是一面行走在路上的镜子，不仅反映世界，也反映读者的灵魂。
The true writer is always an exile, even in his own country.
真正的作家永远是一个流亡者，即使在自己的国家也是如此。
Literature is the memory of humanity, and without memory, there is no identity.
文学是人类的记忆，没有记忆就没有身份。
To write is to resist the erosion of time, to fight against oblivion.
写作就是抵抗时间的侵蚀，与遗忘抗争。
The novel is a lie that makes us see the truth.
小说是一种谎言，它让我们看到真相。
The writer’s duty is to rebel, to resist, to never be complacent.
作家的职责是反抗、抵制，永远不要自满。
Reality is always richer and more complex than fiction.
现实总是比小说更丰富、更复杂。
The writer must be a free being, even if it costs him everything.
作家必须是一个自由的存在，即使这会让他付出一切代价。
Without freedom, there is no creation, and without creation, there is no true life.