最好的故事不是来自“好与坏”的对立,而是来自“好与好”的对立。
Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
写作就像在雾中夜间驾驶。你只能看到车灯所及之处,但你可以这样完成整个旅程。
Fiction is the truth inside the lie.
小说是谎言中的真相。
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
了解你是否能信任某人的最好方法就是去信任他们。
We are all of us, every day, engaged in the act of creating ourselves.
我们每个人,每天都在进行创造自己的行为。
The truth is, I don't know what I believe. I'm still trying to figure it out.
事实是,我不知道我相信什么。我还在努力弄清楚。
Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us.
写作是一种个人自由的形式。它使我们从我们周围正在形成的大众身份中解放出来。
The world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.
世界充满了故事,但所有的故事都是一个。
Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.
小说是我们用来讲述真相的谎言。
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
找到自己最好的方法就是在为他人服务中迷失自己。