The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.
作家必须相信他所做的是世界上最重要的事情。即使他知道这不是真的,他也必须坚持这种幻觉。
It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of truth.
写作是赋予无生命之物以生命,为无声者发声。
心灵是自己的地方,在那里可以把地狱变成天堂,把天堂变成地狱。