Crime fiction is the perfect vehicle for exploring the human condition.
The truth doesn't always set you free. Sometimes it just reminds you that you're in a cage.
真相并不总能让你获得自由，有时它只是提醒你身处牢笼之中。
Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
写作很简单：你只需要坐在那里盯着一张白纸，直到额头上冒出冷汗。
Home is where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.
家就是当你不得不去那里时，他们必须接纳你的地方。
A good mystery is like a good joke—it's all in the timing.
一个好的悬疑故事就像一个好的笑话——关键在于时机。
People lie for all kinds of reasons, but mostly they lie because the truth is too hard.
人们撒谎有各种理由，但大多数时候是因为真相太难面对。
The past is never dead. It's not even past.
过去从未消亡，它甚至从未过去。
Every book is a journey, and every journey changes you a little.
每一本书都是一段旅程，而每一段旅程都会让你有所改变。
I don't believe in writer's block. I believe in writer's laziness.
我不相信写作障碍，我只相信写作懒惰。
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
了解一个人是否值得信任的最好方法就是去信任他们。