小说是一个讲述真相的谎言，一个比事实真相更深刻地揭示现实的谎言。
Literature is fire, it signifies nonconformity and rebellion.
文学是火焰，它意味着不墨守成规和反抗。
A writer is a person who is not satisfied with the world as it is, who wants to change it, to improve it, to make it more beautiful, more just, more livable.
一个作家是一个对现实世界不满意的人，他想要改变它，改善它，让它变得更美丽，更公正，更宜居。
阅读好的文学作品就像经历一场爱情：它改变你。
Reading good literature is like experiencing love: it changes you.
小说是唯一能够完全呈现人类复杂性的艺术形式。
The novel is the only art form capable of fully representing human complexity.
真正的作家永远站在权力的对立面。
A true writer always stands in opposition to power.
一个没有书籍的世界是一个没有光明的世界。
A world without books is a world without light.
政治和文学都是改变现实的尝试，只是方式不同。
Politics and literature are both attempts to change reality, just in different ways.
文学的价值在于它能够让我们体验他人的生活，从而更好地理解自己。
The value of literature lies in its ability to let us experience others' lives and thus better understand ourselves.
自由不是礼物，而是必须每天争取的成就。
Freedom is not a gift but an achievement that must be won every day.
小说家的工作就是撒谎，但通过谎言揭示真相。