过去总是与我们同在，因为它滋养着现在。
The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.
I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation. I think what people connect with in novels is this idea of an overpowering, encompassing love—and it being more important and special than anything and everything else.
The novel is a very democratic form. It allows for the expression of many voices, many points of view.