小说是一个讲述真相的谎言，一个比事实真相更深刻地揭示现实的谎言。

"The task of the novelist is to awaken the reader's sympathy, to make the reader care."

"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."

在每一本书中，都有作者灵魂的一部分。