Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them—and then, the opportunity to choose.
自由不仅仅是随心所欲的机会;也不仅仅是在既定选项之间选择的机会。自由首先是制定可用选择的机会,对它们进行辩论——然后,才是选择的机会。
我早就得到了结果,但我还不知道如何得到它们。
于是我们继续奋力向前,逆水行舟,被不断地向后推,直至回到往昔岁月。
I am not a political person by nature. I don't think that writers are, or should be, political figures.
我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗,发现自己做不到,然后尝试短篇小说,这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了,他才会转向写小说。
我不写歌曲,我写的是原声带。