I don’t ask writers about their work habits. I really don’t care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, they’re actually trying to find out, ‘Is he as crazy as I am?’ I don’t need that question answered.
我不问作家关于他们的工作习惯。我真的不在乎。乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨在某个地方说过,当作家们互相询问他们什么时候开始工作,什么时候结束,以及午餐花多长时间时,他们实际上是在试图找出,“他和我一样疯狂吗?”我不需要这个问题的答案。
Literature is an expression, an exploration of the inner self.
Innovation in our industry must be balanced with responsibility—progress cannot come at the expense of the planet.
译文:一杯酒下肚,试问身后的虚名又算得了什么?人间万事常常是细微如毫发的事情被看得很重,而泰山般重要的大事却被轻视。最悲伤的莫过于生离死别,最快乐的莫过于结识新的知己,这种情感古今皆同。富贵不是我追求的事,我只愿与白鸥结盟,归隐江湖。
The past is always present, whether we acknowledge it or not.