小说是我们用来讲述真相的谎言。
Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.
解释：明智的人不违背时机而放弃有利的行动，勇士不回避死亡而埋没名声，忠臣不先顾及自己后顾及国君。
我写作是为了记住，为了保持那些否则会失去的东西。
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love...these are what we stay alive for.
世界并不是简单地分为好人和食死徒。