"A writer’s job is to pay attention to the world."

穷人别无选择，只能诚实。富人有资本不诚实。

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

The sea is a place of both danger and beauty, a reminder of the fragility of life.

在文学中时间不是线性的；作家可以弯曲它、扭转它、使它循环。

The novel is an art form that is always in crisis, always on the verge of disappearing, and that's what keeps it alive.