A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.

  • -- Joyce Cary 乔伊斯·卡里

一部小说应该是一种体验,传达一种情感上的真实,而不是争论。

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I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by the ages, not by me and not by a pack of critics around the globe.

我试图写一本好小说。无论是文学还是文学,都将由各个时代来决定,而不是由我,也不是由世界各地的一群评论家来决定。

A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel something crucial is at stake.

一部好的小说应该是令人深感不安的——它的满足感应该来自它的真实性和形式上的连贯性。我们必须感觉到一些至关重要的事情正处于危险之中。