"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."

在小说领域，每个角色都是人类状况的反映，是我们自身复杂性和矛盾的镜子。

"A story is not a message with a plot wrapped around it, but a plot that may contain a message."

使劲活下去，或使劲找死。