The writer must be a stranger in his own country.
作家在自己的国家必须是个陌生人。
Literature is the memory of humanity, and without it we are nothing.
文学是人类的记忆，没有它我们什么都不是。
The only way to escape the weight of history is to write about it.
逃脱历史重负的唯一方法就是书写它。
The writer is the natural enemy of the state, because the state is based on lies and the writer is based on truth.
作家是国家的天然敌人，因为国家建立在谎言之上，而作家建立在真相之上。
A book is a suicide postponed.
一本书是一次被推迟的自杀。
The writer is the enemy of all dictatorships, whether of the left or of the right.
作家是所有独裁的敌人，无论是左翼还是右翼。
The novel is a mirror walking down the road.
小说是一面走在路上的镜子。
Dictatorship and authentic literature are incompatible. One must die for the other to survive.
独裁和真正的文学不能共存。一个必须死亡，另一个才能生存。
Literature is the only way to run away without leaving home.
文学是唯一一种不用离家就能逃离的方式。
The writer’s duty is to tell the terrible truth, and it is the reader’s duty to learn from it.
作家的职责是讲述可怕的真相，而读者的职责是从中学习。
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