"The more you try to understand the mirror, the less you know."
The novel is a lie that tells the truth, a lie that reveals reality more profoundly than the factual truth.
美丽的眼睛能发现他人身上的美德，美丽的嘴唇只会说出善言，美丽的姿态能与知识并行，这样就永不孤单。
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.
