"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."

作家是这样的人，对他们来说，写作比其他人更困难。

"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

你读得越多，知道的东西就越多。你学得越多，去的地方就越多。

"Language is the house of being. In its home man dwells."

语言是存在的家园。人在其中居住。

"The writer's duty is to tell the truth, even when it is uncomfortable."

作家的职责是说出真相，即使真相令人不安。

"Every book is a journey, and every journey is a book."

每一本书都是一次旅程，每一次旅程都是一本书。

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

应对不自由世界的唯一方法是变得绝对自由，以至于你的存在本身就是一种反抗。

"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."

写作是一种不被中断的说话方式。

"A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever."

一本好书是最好的朋友，今天如此，永远如此。

"Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary."

文学是发现普通人身上非凡之处的艺术，并用普通的语言表达非凡的内容。

"The writer is the conscience of society."

作家是社会的良心。