在它们永远闭上之前，睁开眼睛，看看你能看到什么。

The writer's only responsibility is to his art.

The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.

小说是最民主的艺术形式，因为它只需要一个读者。