The novel is a totalizing form; it tries to encompass all of human experience.

艺术中没有错误，只有意外的发现。

To write is to resist the noise of the world.

【释义】贫穷之人因生活简朴，少欲知足，反而往往长寿；富人奢靡，有余之处过度挥霍，导致折损寿命。这是天道自然调节，有余者削减，不足者得到补益。