I am not going to pretend that everything was perfect before the coronavirus.
我不会假装在冠状病毒之前一切都很完美。
小说是一种不受事实约束却能讲述真相的方式。
"The temporary is sometimes more powerful than the permanent."
失去一个父母可能被视为不幸;失去两个则像是疏忽。