Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.

  • -- J. G. Ballard 巴拉德

鉴于外部现实是虚构的,作者的角色几乎是多余的。他不需要虚构,因为小说已经存在了。

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When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

当一件事被说成不值得反驳时,你可以肯定它要么是极其愚蠢的(在这种情况下,所有的评论都是多余的),要么就是某种可怕的东西,问题的关键所在。

I'd rather let the fiction speak for itself and I don't want to write fiction that tells people how to feel, and I don't want to be judgmental in the fiction.

我宁愿让小说自己说话,我不想写那些告诉人们如何感受的小说,我也不想在小说中做出评判。

I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because I love it!

我写作是为了了解我的处境,理清现实的困惑,驱除内心的恶魔。但最重要的是,我写作是因为我爱它!

One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.

我们喜欢小说的一个原因是故事有一个令人舒适的形状。它们提供了我们日常生活中缺乏的决心。

I'm parodied as being some right-wing fundamentalist extremist, it just isn't true. The parody doesn't reflect reality.

我被嘲笑为右翼原教旨主义极端分子,这不是真的。戏仿并不反映现实。

If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up.

如果你想发明一些新东西,你会遇到很多令人沮丧的地方,大多数人都会放弃。

Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous.

悲观主义者并不无聊。悲观主义者是正确的。悲观主义者是多余的。

You must invent because you enjoy it.

你必须创新,因为你喜欢创新。