Every single day, I get letters - very moving, overwhelming letters - testifying how much my books have meant to people in times of crisis in their lives, when they were very ill, say. If I ever doubted that writing could play an important part in people's lives, I don't doubt that now.

每一天，我都能收到来信——非常感人、势不可挡的来信——证明我的书对处于人生危机时期的人们有多么重要，比如说，当他们病得很重的时候。如果我曾经怀疑写作在人们的生活中扮演着重要的角色，我现在不怀疑了。