Every book is a journey the writer takes alone first.
每本书都是作者首先要独自经历的旅程。
The real is always stranger than the imagined.
现实总是比想象更离奇。
Language is the writer's only tool, and yet it's never enough.
语言是作家唯一的工具，然而它永远不够。
A novel should be both a mirror and a window.
小说应该既是一面镜子，也是一扇窗户。
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.
历史总是个人的。
Characters must surprise their creators.
角色必须让他们的创造者感到惊讶。
写作是与沉默搏斗。
Fiction is the lie that tells the truth.
小说是揭示真相的谎言。
The best stories are those that haunt you.
最好的故事是那些萦绕在你心头的故事。
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