The writer must be a defender of freedom, even at the cost of his own comfort.
作家必须是自由的捍卫者,即使以他自己的舒适为代价。
The novel is the art of making the invisible visible.
小说是让不可见的东西变得可见的艺术。
Literature is the most powerful antidote to dogma.
文学是对抗教条的最有力解药。
The best stories are those that cannot be contained by a single interpretation.
最好的故事是无法被单一解释所包含的故事。
The writer must be a traitor to all orthodoxies.
作家必须是所有正统观念的叛徒。
The novel is the most complete expression of human complexity.
Literature is the art of giving voice to the unspeakable.
文学是赋予不可言说之物以声音的艺术。
伟大的小说是作者与读者跨越时空的对话。
The writer must be a perpetual dissident.
作家必须是一个永远的异见者。
The novel is the most democratic of art forms because it requires only a reader.
小说是最民主的艺术形式,因为它只需要一个读者。
Literature is the most beautiful form of resistance.