作家必须是历史的见证者，即使历史忽视他。
The novel is the most complete expression of human freedom.
Literature is the art of turning pain into beauty.
文学是将痛苦转化为美的艺术。
A great novel is one that refuses to be forgotten.
伟大的小说是拒绝被遗忘的小说。
The writer must be a heretic, a questioner of all absolutes.
作家必须是一个异端，一个质疑所有绝对的人。
The novel is the most powerful tool for understanding the Other.
Literature is the exploration of the human soul in all its darkness and light.
文学是对人类灵魂在黑暗与光明中的探索。
The writer’s duty is to be a troublemaker, a disturber of the peace.
作家的职责是成为一个麻烦制造者，和平的扰乱者。
The novel is a protest against the irreversibility of time.
The best literature is that which makes us uncomfortable, which disturbs our sleep.
最好的文学是让我们感到不安、扰乱我们睡眠的文学。
The writer must be a perpetual outsider, a critic of all orthodoxies.