文学的美在于它超越时间和空间的能力。
The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate.
巫术并非源于对普遍力量的抽象概念，也不是错觉的结果；它是一种源于人类需求的制度。