作家是一个生活在边缘的存在，用批判的眼光观察世界。
"O escritor é um ser que vive à margem, observando o mundo com olhos críticos."
语言是存在的家。在其家中，人居住。那些用语言思考和创造的人是这个家的守护者。
You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
"Food is never just food; it's culture, history, identity."
The editor's job is to make the director's vision come alive.
"The novel is the great democratic art form. It's the one place where you can be anyone, do anything, and say anything."
The historian must be impartial, but not indifferent.