每一个字都是踏入未知的一步。
Every word is a step into the unknown.
The best literature is always subversive, unsettling what is established, questioning authority.
小说的力量不在于其情节，而在于其唤起与读者自身经历共鸣的情感的能力。
译文：彻底领悟之后，便能在这茫茫虚空中，明辨是非。
投票给承诺最少的人；他将是最不令人失望的。
A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.
起初一无所有，然后发生了爆炸。
The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, and they will use force if they believe it will bring them strategic advantage.
Young people must equip themselves for life's duties and guard against its temptations.