城市是其人民的集体记忆，与记忆一样，它与物体和地方相关联。
The city is the collective memory of its people, and like memory it is associated with objects and places.
解释：话说得太甜蜜动听，说话者就必定别有用心。
I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices.
写作是一种见证的方式。
小说是我们用来讲述真相的谎言。