"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."

暴力是无能者的最后避难所。

"The world is a brutal place. My books reflect that."

世界是残酷的，我的书反映了这一点。

"I'm not interested in heroes. I'm interested in survivors."

我对英雄不感兴趣，我对幸存者感兴趣。

"The truth is always ugly."

真相总是丑陋的。

"You have to be willing to go to the places that scare you."

你必须愿意去那些让你害怕的地方。

"Crime is the noir version of the American Dream."

犯罪是美国梦的黑色版本。

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

过去从未消逝，它甚至还没有过去。

"I write about people who are desperate, who are on the edge, who have no other options."

我写的是那些绝望的人，那些处于边缘的人，那些别无选择的人。

"Los Angeles is the city of the future—always."

洛杉矶是未来的城市——永远都是。

"I'm interested in the darkness. If you don't go into the darkness, you're never going to see the light."

我对黑暗感兴趣。如果你不走进黑暗，你永远看不到光明。