"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。
"I think that's what fiction is for, to make sense of the world, to make sense of life."
我认为小说的意义就在于此，理解世界，理解生活。
"We are all haunted by the past, and the past is always present."
我们都被过去所困扰，过去总是存在的。
"The past is always tense, the future perfect."
过去总是紧张的，未来是完美的。
"I think people are very interested in the idea of the family, and the idea of the family as a kind of battleground."
我认为人们对家庭的概念非常感兴趣，家庭作为一种战场的概念。