小说不是作者的自白；它是对人类生活在世界陷阱中的调查。

A miner's safety is the first line in any production report.

The world is very, very beautiful if you look at it, but most people don't look very much.

The most exciting discoveries often come from questioning what everyone else takes for granted.

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

永远不要问理发师你是否需要理发。