我现在承担了一项严肃的任务，恐怕这是一项在给定时间内任何人都无法完成的更艰巨的任务——但现在已经来不及回头了。

Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year.

荒野不是一个地方。它是一个季节。

Words have the power to heal wounds or deepen them; the writer must choose wisely.