作家的生活是一种斗争的生活。
The novel is the great art form of the inner life.
小说是内心生活的伟大艺术形式。
The writer’s life is a life of doubt.
作家的生活是一种怀疑的生活。
The only way to deal with the world is to write about it.
应对世界的唯一方法就是书写它。
The novel is the great art form of the individual voice.
小说是个人声音的伟大艺术形式。
The writer’s life is a life of failure.
作家的生活是一种失败的生活。
The truth is always an insult or a joke.
真相总是一种侮辱或玩笑。
The writer is a man who has to live in the world but not be of it.
作家是一个必须生活在世界上但不属于它的人。
The novel is a kind of mirror that reflects the world.
小说是一种反映世界的镜子。
The only way to be a writer is to write.
成为作家的唯一方法就是写作。
The writer’s life is a life of solitude.