"A story is not like a road to follow... it's more like a house. You go inside and stay there for a while."
故事不像一条需要跟随的路...它更像一座房子。你走进去并在那里停留一会儿。
"Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you."
书籍是镜子:你只能从中看到你内心已有的东西。
"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,直到额头上冒出鲜血。
"The best novels are the ones that change you when you're not looking."
最好的小说是那些在你不知不觉中改变你的作品。
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth."
小说是我们用来讲述真相的谎言。
"Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin."
"Reading is a form of prayer, a guided meditation that briefly makes us believe we're someone else."
"Reading is a form of prayer, a guided meditation that briefly makes us believe we're someone else."
阅读是一种祈祷形式,一种引导冥想,让我们短暂地相信自己变成了另一个人。
"A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it."
一本好书应该让你在结束时感到...略微疲惫。阅读时你经历了多重人生。
"The past is always tense, the future perfect."
"We are all fools in love."
在爱情中我们都是傻瓜。
"The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear."
唯一真正的监狱是恐惧,唯一真正的自由是从恐惧中解脱。
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