写作就是面对存在的混乱并强加某种秩序。

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.

"You don't write because you want to say something; you write because you've got something to say."

小说的写作不是为了给出答案，而是为了提出正确的问题。