The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。
I think that's the single most important thing about writing: it's about making the familiar strange and the strange familiar.
我认为这是写作中最重要的单一事情：它使熟悉的事物变得陌生，使陌生的事物变得熟悉。
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
过去是一个异国他乡；他们在那里做事的方式不同。
Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
写作是唯一一件当我做它时，我不觉得我应该在做其他事情的事情。
"The novel is a way of thinking about the world, a way of understanding the world."
小说是一种思考世界的方式，一种理解世界的方式。
"I think the best writing comes from a place of deep emotional truth."
我认为最好的写作来自于深刻的情感真实。
"The novel is a very forgiving form. It can accommodate almost anything."
小说是一种非常宽容的形式。它几乎可以容纳任何东西。
"I think the job of the novelist is to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar."
我认为小说家的任务是让熟悉的事物变得陌生，让陌生的事物变得熟悉。
"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."
写作是一种乐观的行为。如果你觉得它不重要，你就不会费心去做。
"Writing is a way of thinking, it's a way of working things out."
写作是一种思考的方式，是一种解决问题的方式。