"We live in a world where the past is always present, and the future is always uncertain."

一个过于关注人群事务的人，就像过于好奇地观察蜜蜂劳动的人一样，往往会因为好奇心而被蜇伤。

When I got to 40 or so... I had the sense when I looked back over my life I would actually see a mess of decisions， a few of which I had thought about， some of which I had sort of stumbled on， and many that I had no control over whatsoever.

The novel is a perfect medium for revealing to us the changing rainbow of our living relationships.