"To write is to walk on the edge of the unspeakable."
写作是行走在不可言说之物的边缘。
"The most powerful stories are those that ask questions, not those that give answers."
最有力的故事是那些提出问题，而非给出答案的故事。
"A story is a living thing; it grows with each telling."
故事是有生命的东西；它随着每一次讲述而生长。
"The blank page is both the writer’s greatest fear and greatest hope."
空白页既是作家最大的恐惧，也是最大的希望。
"Writing is the closest thing we have to magic."
写作是我们最接近魔法的事物。
"The story you don’t write is the one that haunts you."
你不写的故事，就是那个萦绕你的故事。
"The best writing is that which makes the familiar strange and the strange familiar."
最好的写作是使熟悉的事物陌生化，使陌生的事物熟悉化。
"A book is a conversation between the writer and the reader across time."
"The world is made of stories, not atoms."
世界由故事构成，而非原子。