For me, writing a novel is like solving a puzzle. But I don't intend my novels as puzzles. I intend them as invitations to dance.

  • -- Mohsin Hamid 莫欣·哈米德

对我来说,写小说就像解谜。但我不想让我的小说成为谜题。我打算邀请他们跳舞。

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Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost automatically because the characters are now pulling the story.

一旦一部小说开始,我知道它是可行的,我就不会担心情节或主题。这些东西几乎会自动出现,因为角色现在正在拉故事。

When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else.

当我在写自己的小说时,我尽量多读些非小说类的作品,尽管有时我也会崩溃一下,看看别的东西。

Just because you've been on stage doesn't mean you can dance.

你在舞台上并不意味着你能跳舞。

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

第一次跳舞。想以后。这是自然规律。