Writing is my way of being in the world.
写作是我存在于世界的方式。
The novel is the most complete representation of human experience.
Dictatorship is the natural enemy of literature.
Reading good literature is the best way to learn to be free.
阅读优秀文学作品是学会自由的最佳途径。
The writer must be a witness to his time.
作家必须成为他时代的见证者。
Reality is always more fantastic than fiction.
A good book should be an axe to break the frozen sea within us.
一本好书应该是劈开我们内心冰海的斧头。
Without freedom, there is no creation.
The novel is the best instrument to explore human complexity.
小说是探索人性复杂性的最佳工具。
Writing is a way of fighting against the absurdity of life.