The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable.

Sometimes, what we need is not a bowl of chicken soup, but a slap in the face.

这是《鬼吹灯》系列的核心概念，意指在古墓中点燃蜡烛以判断是否有鬼魂存在。

材料讲述它们自己的故事，我们只需要倾听。