The writer must be a traitor to his class, his country, his religion—to everything except his conscience.

"The novel is a mirror that reflects the complexities of human existence."

History isn't what happened. History is just what historians tell us.

我现在承担了一项严肃的任务，恐怕这是一项在给定时间内任何人都无法完成的更艰巨的任务——但现在已经来不及回头了。