过去从未消逝，它甚至没有过去。这在侦探小说中尤其如此。
"Exile is a universe with its own laws."
"The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend to remember."
思想掠过我的心上，如一群野鸭飞过天空。我听见它们鼓翼之声了。
"The power of storytelling is that it connects us to the humanity of others."
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.