"In literature, as in life, everything is connected."
在文学中，就像在生活中，一切都是相连的。
"A good book is an event in my life."
一本好书是我生命中的一个事件。
"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."
写作的行为是一种乐观的行为。如果你觉得它不重要，你就不会费心去做。
"Every story is a journey, and every journey is a story."
每个故事都是一次旅程，每次旅程都是一个故事。
"A writer is essentially a person who writes not because he has to, but because he cannot not write."
作家本质上是一个不是因为必须写作，而是因为不能不写作的人。
"The truth is that literature is the only way to overcome death."