小说是对人类现实最完整、最复杂、最深刻的表达形式。
A writer must be stubborn, must have a vocation of sacrifice, and must accept that literature is a very cruel mistress.
作家必须固执，必须有牺牲的使命，必须接受文学是一个非常残酷的情人。
The most important thing in literature is not the story, but how the story is told.
文学中最重要的不是故事，而是故事如何被讲述。
Fiction is a lie that tells the truth.
小说是讲述真相的谎言。
A good novel tells us the truth about its characters; a great novel tells us the truth about ourselves.
To write is to resist.
写作就是抵抗。
The worst enemy of literature is good taste.
文学最大的敌人是良好的品味。
Democracy is not just voting, it's a way of life based on the respect of diversity and tolerance.
民主不仅仅是投票，它是一种基于尊重多样性和宽容的生活方式。
The novel is an art form that is always in crisis, always on the verge of disappearing, and that's what keeps it alive.
小说是一种永远处于危机中、濒临消失边缘的艺术形式，而这正是它保持生命力的原因。
Writing is a way of living life more intensely.
写作是一种更强烈地体验生活的方式。
Literature is a false representation of life that helps us to understand life better.
文学是对生活的虚假再现，帮助我们更好地理解生活。