The writer must be a stranger in his own country.
作家在自己的国家必须是个陌生人。
There's a tendency to think that our present politicians are much worse than we had in the past.But we tend to forget how awful our politicians were in the past.
写作即抵抗。
The best decisions are made when data and human intuition work hand in hand.
过去从未消逝，它甚至没有过去。这在侦探小说中尤其如此。
It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.
没有人想死。即使那些想上天堂的人，也想活着上天堂。
It is by no means an irrational fancy that， in a future existence， we shall look upon what we think our present existence， as a dream.