"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."

人不能在他的历史中表现出他自己，他在历史中奋斗着露出头角。

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.

艺术应该打破生活与表现之间的界限。

I believe that the job of the novelist is to go out into the world and to bring back news of the human condition.