The novel is a rebellion against the limits of reality.

过去是拼图，而遗传学提供了某些碎片。

勇气不是没有恐惧，而是继续前进的意志。

我已做了所有的打算，其余就交给上帝了。

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.

格言是智慧耐用的替代品。