"The writer's task is to listen to the whispers of the world and give them a voice."
作家的任务是倾听世界的低语并赋予它们声音。
I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.
我们都是自己经历的翻译者,将原始转化为意义。
And I went to talk to them about certain of the great tragedies of Western art. I wanted to see how they would seize the bare bones of certain stories, if they came in as a news item at the news desk on a Saturday afternoon.
The purpose of art is to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.