The only time I know that something is true is at the moment I discover it in the act of writing.
只有当我在写作过程中发现它时，我才知道某件事是真实的。
The horror of the Twentieth Century was the size of each new event, and the paucity of its reverberation.
二十世纪的恐怖在于每个新事件的规模之大与其反响之微弱。
Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less.
存在的每一刻，人要么成长更多，要么退缩更少。
The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people.
艺术的最终目的是强化，甚至在必要时加剧人们的道德意识。
The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked.
道德的人和荣誉的人之间的区别在于，后者即使在不光彩的行为奏效时也会感到后悔。